The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation - Paperback
by Adam Rome
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Hill & WangISBN-13:9780865477742ISBN-10:865477744UPC:9780865477742Book Category:History, Nature, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public PolicyBook Topic:20th Century, Environmental PolicySize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCAKST01Z8
The Genius of Earth Day: How a 1970 Teach-In Unexpectedly Made the First Green Generation
"Rome's genial new book . . . brings to life another era." --Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker
The first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. Because we still pay ritual homage to the planet every April 22, everyone knows something about Earth Day. Some people may also know that Earth Day 1970 made the environmental movement a major force in American political...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Hill & WangISBN-13:9780865477742ISBN-10:865477744UPC:9780865477742Book Category:History, Nature, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Public PolicyBook Topic:20th Century, Environmental PolicySize:8.10 x 5.40 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SCAKST01Z8
Adam Rome teaches environmental history and sustainability studies at the University at Buffalo. Before earning his PhD in history, he worked for seven years as a journalist. His first book, The Bulldozer in the Countryside: Suburban Sprawl and the Rise of American Environmentalism, won the Frederick Jackson Turner Award and the Lewis Mumford Prize.
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