Tangled Roots: The Appalachian Trail and American Environmental Politics

by Sarah Mittlefehldt

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295994304
• ISBN13: 9780295994307
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"