Devoto's West: History, Conservation, and the Public Good

by Bernard DeVoto

Book Overview

Social commentator and preeminent Western historian Bernard DeVoto vigorously defended public lands in the West against commercial interests. At his death in 1955, DeVoto had won both the Pulitzer and Bancroft prizes. But he was most famous for his eloquent writing that advocated conservation of America's prairies, rangeland, forests, mountains, canyons, and deserts.DeVoto's West: Essays on History, Conservation, and the Public Good showcases the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804010722
• ISBN13: 9780804010726
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Swallow Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.7"