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- catalog abstract "From the man many consider to be the preeminent expert on the law of the American West, comes an indispensable and passionate exploration of the crucial questions the West faces. In The Eagle Bird, already hailed by Wallace Stegner as "the best handbook that I know for anyone who wants to know the history of the West and its probable future," Charles Wilkinson assesses the battles being fought over the region's resources and how the conflict between conservationists and. Developers--once a black-and-white issue--now enmeshes a startling array of interests and constituencies. Wilkinson addresses the controversies over water rights, mining rights, Native American land claims, public land use, and shows how the law, itself the tool of the vested interests in the past, should house our highest ideals and allow us to implement a farsighted and far-reaching vision. The West, Charles Wilkinson writes, "is the true soul of the country, the place. That cries out loudest to the human spirit." In The Eagle Bird, he articulates an ethic of place with all the passion and immediacy of a manifesto.".
- catalog contributor b3503634.
- catalog created "1992.".
- catalog date "1992".
- catalog date "1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
- catalog description "Developers--once a black-and-white issue--now enmeshes a startling array of interests and constituencies. Wilkinson addresses the controversies over water rights, mining rights, Native American land claims, public land use, and shows how the law, itself the tool of the vested interests in the past, should house our highest ideals and allow us to implement a farsighted and far-reaching vision. The West, Charles Wilkinson writes, "is the true soul of the country, the place.".
- catalog description "From the man many consider to be the preeminent expert on the law of the American West, comes an indispensable and passionate exploration of the crucial questions the West faces. In The Eagle Bird, already hailed by Wallace Stegner as "the best handbook that I know for anyone who wants to know the history of the West and its probable future," Charles Wilkinson assesses the battles being fought over the region's resources and how the conflict between conservationists and.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-201).".
- catalog description "That cries out loudest to the human spirit." In The Eagle Bird, he articulates an ethic of place with all the passion and immediacy of a manifesto.".
- catalog description "Three places, time, and humanity -- Language, law, and the eagle bird -- Shall the islands be preserved? -- Western water from the miners to Leopold to the spirits -- The future of the National Forests : public use and a reduced cut -- Wild lands and fundamental values -- A great loneliness of spirit -- When the green fire dies : a story of Colorado's land, water, and wolves -- "Everything is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords" -- Toward an ethic of place -- When the boom times return.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 203 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0679408959".
- catalog issued "1992".
- catalog issued "1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Pantheon Books,".
- catalog spatial "West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "333.95/16/0978 20".
- catalog subject "Conservation of natural resources Government policy West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "Conservation of natural resources West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "Environmental policy West (U.S.)".
- catalog subject "S932.W37 W55 1992".
- catalog tableOfContents "Three places, time, and humanity -- Language, law, and the eagle bird -- Shall the islands be preserved? -- Western water from the miners to Leopold to the spirits -- The future of the National Forests : public use and a reduced cut -- Wild lands and fundamental values -- A great loneliness of spirit -- When the green fire dies : a story of Colorado's land, water, and wolves -- "Everything is bound fast by a thousand invisible cords" -- Toward an ethic of place -- When the boom times return.".
- catalog title "The eagle bird : mapping a new West / Charles F. Wilkinson.".
- catalog type "text".