The Environmental Justice: William O. Douglas and American Conservation

by Adam M. Sowards

Overview

From the late 1940s to the mid-1970s, American conservation politics underwent a transformation-and Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas was at the heart of this shift toward modern environmentalism. The Environmental Justice explores how Douglas, inspired by his youthful experiences hiking in the Pacific Northwest, eventually used his influence to reshape American conservation thought, politics, and law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870715679
Publisher:	Oregon State University Press
Publication date:	04/01/2009
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Adam M. Sowards is a professor of history at the University of Idaho. He holds a Ph.D. In history from Arizona State University and is the author of United States West Coast: An Environmental History.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii

Introduction: A Public Intellectual for Conservation 1

Chapter 1 Roots and Reputation 9

Chapter 2 Roads to Protest 31

Chapter 3 Toward a Wilderness Bill of Rights 58

Chapter 4 Committees of Correspondence 81

Chapter 5 The Environmental Justice 112

Conclusion: Transitions and Legacies 138

Notes 148

Bibliography 179

Index 192