“A major contribution that provides a truly unique angle on environmental history and reveals the massive generational shifts that came about in the transition from conserva-tion to environmentalism–a vital topic that historians have only begun to explore.”–Mark Harvey, author of A Symbol of Wilderness: Echo Park and the American Conservation Movement
“I enjoyed reading this book, got caught up in Kirk’s story, and learned a lot about the politics of libraries and the environmental movement’s recent history. Original, important, and well written, it should be read by a wide audience.”–Anne Hyde, author of American Vision: Far Western Landscape and National Culture, 1820-1920
