Benton MacKaye : conservationist, planner, and creator of the Appalachian Trail
"Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, regional planning, and, most recently, New Urbanism. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment." "This pioneering biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique figures in American environmental, intellectual, and cultural history. Drawing on extensive research, Larry Anderson traces MacKaye's career, examines his many published works, and describes the importance of MacKaye's relationships with such influential figures as Lewis Mumford, Aldo Leopold, Myron Avery, and Walter Lippmann. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning and American studies, as well as to general readers interested in these subjects."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©2002
Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, ©2002
Biography
xi, 452 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.
9780801869020, 9780801890949, 0801869021, 0801890942
48559485
Contents:AcknowledgementsIntroduction. "Expedition 9"1. The MacKaye Inheritance, 1879-1896 2. From Harvard Yard to the "Primaevial Forest", 1896-1903 3. The Education of a Progressive Forester, 1903-1911 4. Raising Hell, 1911-1915 5. Reclaiming America's Wild Lands for Work and Play, 1915-1916 6. Employment and Natural Resources, 1917-1919 7. Turning Point, 1919-1921 8. First Steps along the Appalachian Trail, 1921-1923 9. The Regional Planning Association of America and the Appalachian Trail Conference, 1923-1925 10. The New Exploration, 1925-1928 11. Trailwork and the "Townless Highway," 1928-1931 12. "RP = TH + AT + HT," a Formula for the New Deal, 1931-1933 13. The Tennessee Valley Authority 1934-1936 14. The Wilderness Society, 1934-1936 15. "Watershed Democracy," 1936-1945 16. Wilderness in a Changing World, 1937-1950 17. "Geotechnics of North America," 1944-1972 18. Linking Action with Prophecy, 1953-1975 Epilogue. A "Planetary Feeling"Appendix. "An Appalachain Trail," by Benton MacKaye Abbreviations Notes Note on Sources Index
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