Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment.
This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique figure in American environmental, intellectual, and cultural history. Drawing on extensive research, Larry Anderson traces MacKaye's extensive career, examines his many published works, and describes the importance of MacKaye's relationships with such influential figures as Lewis Mumford, Aldo Leopold, and Walter Lippmann. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects.
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Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment.
This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique figure in American environmental, intellectual, and cultural history. Drawing on extensive research, Larry Anderson traces MacKaye's extensive career, examines his many published works, and describes the importance of MacKaye's relationships with such influential figures as Lewis Mumford, Aldo Leopold, and Walter Lippmann. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects.
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Benton MacKaye: Conservationist, Planner, and Creator of the Appalachian Trail
Planner and originator of the Appalachian Trail and a cofounder of the Wilderness Society, Benton MacKaye (1879-1975) was a pioneer in linking the concepts of preservation and recreation. Spanning three-quarters of a century, his long and productive career had a major impact on emerging movements in conservation, environmentalism, and regional planning. MacKaye's seminal ideas on outdoor recreation, wilderness protection, land-use planning, community development, and transportation have inspired generations of activists, professionals, and adventurers seeking to strike a harmonious balance between human need and the natural environment.
This pathbreaking biography provides the first complete portrait of this significant and unique figure in American environmental, intellectual, and cultural history. Drawing on extensive research, Larry Anderson traces MacKaye's extensive career, examines his many published works, and describes the importance of MacKaye's relationships with such influential figures as Lewis Mumford, Aldo Leopold, and Walter Lippmann. This book will appeal to students, scholars, and professionals in preservation, conservation, recreation, planning, and American studies, as well as general readers interested in these subjects.
Larry Anderson is a freelance writer and independent scholar.
Table of Contents
AcknowledgementsIntroduction. "Expedition 9"Chapter 1. The MacKaye Inheritance, 1879–1896Chapter 2. From Harvard Yard to the "Primaevial Forest", 1896–1903Chapter 3. The Education of a Progressive Forester, 1903–1911Chapter 4. Raising Hell, 1911–1915Chapter 5. Reclaiming America's Wild Lands for Work and Play, 1915–1916Chapter 6. Employment and Natural Resources, 1917–1919Chapter 7. Turning Point, 1919–1921Chapter 8. First Steps along the Appalachian Trail, 1921–1923Chapter 9. The Regional Planning Association of America and the Appalachian Trail Conference, 1923–1925Chapter 10. The New Exploration, 1925–1928Chapter 11. Trailwork and the "Townless Highway," 1928–1931Chapter 12. "RP = TH + AT + HT," a Formula for the New Deal, 1931–1933Chapter 13. The Tennessee Valley Authority 1934–1936Chapter 14. The Wilderness Society, 1934–1936Chapter 15. "Watershed Democracy," 1936–1945Chapter 16. Wilderness in a Changing World, 1937–1950Chapter 17. "Geotechnics of North America," 1944–1972Chapter 18. Linking Action with Prophecy, 1953–1975Epilogue. A "Planetary Feeling"Appendix. "An Appalachain Trail," by Benton MacKayeAbbreviationsNotesNote on SourcesIndex
Larry Anderson has written an excellent book, meticulously researched and well organized. The scholarship is impeccable. Environmental, intellectual, and planning historians will all find this biography an invaluable addition to the literature.
— Paul Shriver Sutter, University of Georgia, author of Driven Wild: How the Fight Against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement
Kermit C. Parsons
There is no biography of Benton MacKaye and this is likely to become the standard work on this important American for many years. It is a major contribution to the history of the development of the wilderness conservation and recreation movement, as well as a thorough and engaging account of the life and work of one of its most innovative leaders.
— Kermit C. Parsons, Cornell University
From the Publisher
There is no biography of Benton MacKaye and this is likely to become the standard work on this important American for many years. It is a major contribution to the history of the development of the wilderness conservation and recreation movement, as well as a thorough and engaging account of the life and work of one of its most innovative leaders.—Kermit C. Parsons, Cornell University
Larry Anderson has written an excellent book, meticulously researched and well organized. The scholarship is impeccable. Environmental, intellectual, and planning historians will all find this biography an invaluable addition to the literature.—Paul Shriver Sutter, University of Georgia, author of Driven Wild: How the Fight Against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement
