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020			_a9780295804880
020			_a0295804882
020			_z9780295993003 (hardback)
020			_z0295993006
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050	0	0	_aF106 _b.M664 2013
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100	1		_aMittlefehldt, Sarah.
245	1	4	_aThe Appalachian Trail and American environmental politics _h[electronic resource] / _cSarah Mittlefehldt.
260			_aSeattle : _bUniversity of Washington Press, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
490	0		_aWeyerhaeuser environmental books
520			_a"The Appalachian Trail, a thin ribbon of wilderness running through the densely populated eastern United States, offers a refuge from modern society and a place apart from human ideas and institutions. But as environmental historian and thru-hiker Sarah Mittlefehldt argues, the trail is also a conduit for community engagement and a model for public-private cooperation and environmental stewardship.In Tangled Roots, Mittlefehldt tells the story of the trail's creation. The project was one of the first in which the National Park Service attempted to create public wilderness space within heavily populated, privately owned lands. Originally a regional grassroots endeavor, under federal leadership the trail project retained unprecedented levels of community involvement. As citizen volunteers came together and entered into conversation with the National Parks Service, boundaries between "local" and "nonlocal," "public" and "private," "amateur" and "expert" frequently broke down. Today, as Mittlefehldt tells us, the Appalachian Trail remains an unusual hybrid of public and private efforts and an inspiring success story of environmental protection. Sarah Mittlefehldt is assistant professor of environmental studies at Green Mountain College."Tangled Roots makes a contribution to the literature of environmental conservation history that is as unusual as the trail itself. In a gentle, approachable, and engaging style it tells the history of one of the most important and beloved conservation initiatives in American history and at the same time comments on a wide range of subjects in ways that are both insightful and fresh." --James Feldman, author of A Storied Wilderness"Tangled Roots will find readership among environmental and forest historians and will end up on the Christmas lists and in the backpacks of the trail's many fans. It is original and well-researched, ranging the length of the trail and lingering in one or another spot to explore representative or illuminating developments." --Kathryn Newfont, author of Blue Ridge Commons"This superb history of the construction and management of the Appalachian Trail not only narrates the creation of the most famous long-distance hiking trail in modern America; it also offers a cautionary tale about the changing roles of private landowners, volunteer hiking enthusiasts, land managers, and federal agencies in the oversight of that trail. In so doing, Sarah Mittlefehldt beautifully illustrates the changing environmental politics of the twentieth century in a book whose implications extend far beyond the AT." --William Cronon"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
651		0	_aAppalachain Trail _xHistory.
650		7	_aTRAVEL / United States / South / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aHISTORY / United States / State & Local / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aNATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aEminent domain _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnvironmentalism _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aNature conservation _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aEnvironmental policy _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century.
650		0	_aTrails _xPublic use _zAppalachain Trail _xHistory.
600	1	0	_aMacKaye, Benton, _d1879-1975.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780295804880/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34427 _d34427