The Last Great Wilderness: The Campaign to Establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.9781889963839 The last great wilderness; the campaign to establish the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) covers 19,049,236 acres (79,318 km²) in northeastern Alaska, in the North Slope region. It was originally protected in 1960 by order of Fred A. Seaton, the Secretary of the Interior under U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. . Kaye, Roger. U. of Alaska Press 2006 283 pages $29.95 Hardcover QH76 The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR ANWR Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (Alaska, USA) ) is emblematic em·blem·at·ic or em·blem·at·i·cal adj. Of, relating to, or serving as an emblem; symbolic. [French emblématique, from Medieval Latin embl of the conflict between conservation and America's demand for oil. Kaye (Northern Studies, U. of Alaska Fairbanks), a wilderness advocate long associated with the ANWR, presents a well- researched history of its role in the passage of the Wilderness Act The Wilderness Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88-577) was written by Howard Zahniser of The Wilderness Society. It created the legal definition of wilderness in the United States, and protected some 9 million acres (36,000 km²) of federal land. (1964) and ongoing debates. Illustrations, some in color, feature ANWR landscapes, wildlife, and associated personalities. The epilogue offers updates on some of these key people. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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