The City Natural: Garden and Forest Magazine and the Rise of American Environmentalism

by Shen Hou

The weekly magazine Garden and Forest existed for only nine years (1888-1897). Yet, in that brief span, it brought to light many of the issues that would influence the future of American environmentalism. In The City Natural, Shen Hou presents the first "biography" of this important but largely overlooked vehicle for individuals with the common goal of preserving nature in American civilization. As Hou's study reveals, Garden and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822944235
• ISBN13: 9780822944232
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.2"