Nature's altars : mountains, gender, and American environmentalism /

From the ancient Appalachians to the high Sierra, mountains have always symbolized wilderness for Americans. Susan Schrepfer unfolds the history of our fascination with high peaks and rugged terrain to tell how mountains have played a dramatic role in shaping American ideas about wilderness and its...

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Main Author:	Schrepfer, Susan R
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, c2005 Lawrence, Kan. : [2005], ©2005 Lawrence, Kan. : c2005 Lawrence, Kan. : ©2005 Lawrence, Kan. : [2005]
Subjects:	Geschichte 1860-1944 Environmentalism > United States > History Mountains > United States > Psychological aspects Nature conservation > United States > History Environmentalism History Mountains Nature conservation Psychological aspects Gebirge Geschlechterbeziehung Geschlechterverhältnis Umweltschutz Mountaineering > history > United States Mountaineering > history Mountaineering > psychology > United States Mountaineering > psychology Mountaineering > United States > History Mountaineering Conservation of Natural Resources > United States Conservation of Natural Resources Gender Identity > United States Gender Identity United States USA
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