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Death in the Everglades: The Murder of Guy Bradley, America's First Martyr to Environmentalism
Death in the Everglades chronicles the demise of one of 20th-century Florida’s most enduring folk heroes.
Death in the Everglades chronicles the demise of one of 20th-century Florida’s most enduring folk heroes.
George Perkins Marsh (1801-1882) was the first to reveal the menace of environmental misuse, to explain its causes, and to prescribe reforms. David Lowenthal here offers fresh insights, from new sources, into Marsh’s career and shows his relevance today.
This book reveals how IUCN experts struggled to make global schemes for nature conservation a central concern for UNESCO, UNEP and other intergovernmental organizations.