Westward in Eden: The Public Lands and the Conservation Movement

Westward in Eden: The Public Lands and the Conservation Movement traces the contested history of America’s vast federal lands and the political, cultural, and legal battles that have shaped their fate. Written against the backdrop of the late 1970s and early 1980s, the book situates public land policy at the heart of the nation’s environmental movement, highlighting how the United States alternately wasted, preserved, and reimagined its natural heritage. With sharp attention to the myths of...