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9780870818523

Pioneering Conservation in Alaska

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  • ISBN13:

    9780870818523

  • ISBN10:

    087081852X

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-12-30
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Colorado

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Summary

This lavishly illustrated companion volume to Environmental Conflict in Alaska chronicles environmental issues and the growth of environmental conservation in Alaska during its Russian and territorial eras.

Author Biography

Ken Ross, author of Environmental Conflict in Alaska (UPC, 2000), is professor emeritus of political science at Adrian College.

Table of Contents

Sea otters and scientistsp. 4
Fur Seal's friend : Henry W. Elliottp. 27
Wake of the whalersp. 58
John Muir and the landp. 91
The Boone and Crockett Club : George Bird Grinnell, Madison Grant, William T. Hornaday, Charles H. Townsend, Charles Sheldonp. 116
Charles Sheldon and Mt. McKinley National Parkp. 135
Robert F. Griggs and Katmai National Monumentp. 154
John Muir, William S. Cooper, and Glacier Bay National Monumentp. 176
Alaska natives and conservationp. 192
Bureau of Biological Survey chiefs : C. Hart Merriam, Edward W. Nelson, Ira N. Gabrielsonp. 212
Alaskan wildlife managers : Frank Dufresne, Clarence Rhode, Jim Brooks, Jim Kingp. 237
Grizzly bears in politicsp. 259
Frontier justice : predator controlp. 282
Game and fur mammalsp. 316
Journey of the salmonp. 350
Gold and oil on the Kenaip. 378
Bob Marshall, Olaus and Margaret Murie, and the Arctic Refugep. 400
Evolution of conservation valuesp. 427
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