{"product_id":"natural-rivals-john-muir-gifford-pinchot-and-the-creation-of-americas-public-lands-paperback","title":"Natural Rivals: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the Creation of America's Public Lands - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Clayton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dynamic examination that traces the lives of two of the most influential figures--and their dueling approaches--on America's natural landscape.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Muir, the most famous naturalist in American history, protected Yosemite, co-founded the Sierra Club, and is sometimes called the Father of the National Parks. A poor immigrant, self-taught, individualistic, and skeptical of institutions, his idealistic belief in the spiritual benefits of holistic natural systems led him to a philosophy of preserving wilderness unimpaired. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gifford Pinchot founded the U.S. Forest Service and advised his friend Theodore Roosevelt on environmental policy. Raised in wealth, educated in privilege, and interested in how institutions and community can overcome failures in individual virtue, Pinchot's pragmatic belief in professional management led him to a philosophy of sustainably conserving natural resources. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When these rivaling perspectives meet, what happens? For decades, the story of their relationship has been told as a split between the conservation and preservation philosophies, sparked by a proposal to dam a remote Yosemite valley called Hetch Hetchy. But a decade before that argument, Muir and Pinchot camped together alongside Montana's jewel-like Lake McDonald in, which was at the heart of a region not yet consecrated as Glacier National Park. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At stake in 1896 was the new idea that some landscapes should be collectively, permanently owned by a democratic government. Although many people today think of public lands as an American birthright, their very existence was then in doubt, and dependent on a merger of the talents of these two men. \u003ci\u003eNatural Rivals\u003c\/i\u003e examines a time of environmental threat and political dysfunction not unlike our own, and reveals the complex dynamic that gave birth to America's rich public lands legacy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Clayton is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cowboy Girl \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was a finalist for a High Plains Book Award, as well as \u003ci\u003eSmall Town Bound, Stories from Montana's Enduring Frontier, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImages of America: Red Lodge\u003c\/i\u003e. Clayton writes for \u003ci\u003eThe Montana Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eand his book \u003ci\u003eWonderlandscape: Yellowstone National Park and the Evolution of an American Cultural Icon, \u003c\/i\u003ealso published by Pegasus Books, was an Honored Book at the Montana Book Award. He lives in Bozeman, Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768835801376,"sku":"9781643136097","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e793aefdfdacec655b238acbc525c810.webp?v=1780338418","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/natural-rivals-john-muir-gifford-pinchot-and-the-creation-of-americas-public-lands-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}