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Conservation of natural resources -- United States -- History

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View Resource Evolution of the American Conservation Movement, 1850-1920

The development of a conservation ethic in the United States was (and is) a process that displayed a great deal of heterogeneity, and to a certain extent, a good deal of contentious debate about what might be done to conserve natural resources and landscapes throughout the country. Some of the phenomena that manifested themselves during this period included a perceived crisis in American national...

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