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- Wild Nevada: Testimonies On Behalf Of The Desert
- Book
- 2005
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
summary
For many people beyond Nevada’s borders, the state is no more than the nation’s desert dumping ground for dangerous waste. Others know it only for its hedonistic centers of gambling and entertainment. This scandal belies the extraordinary beauty and wonder of the state’s wilderness areas and the precious natural, aesthetic, and cultural resources to be found there.
In Wild Nevada, editors Roberta Moore and Scott Slovic have assembled twenty-nine writers who know and love the Nevada wilderness to testify on its behalf. Contributors include literary artists and scholars, environmental and community activists, leading politicians, ranchers, scientists, and park rangers. Some essays offer observations on the political and philosophical discussions of wilderness that heat up the halls of academia and Congress; others recount moving personal encounters with wild places within Nevada; and still others comment on the ambiguities of preserving wild places through wilderness designation. But despite the eclectic backgrounds of the writers and their varied perspectives on public policy, they are all united in their devotion to the ecological and aesthetic values of Nevada’s threatened wilderness areas. Foreword by Michael Frome.
Table of Contents
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- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Finding the Space in the Heart
- pp. 20-24
- Getting to Know Her
- pp. 25-29
- Mountain Romance
- pp. 30-35
- Earth, Sky, Invincible Wild
- pp. 43-47
- A Chaos of Contingencies
- pp. 48-50
- Wilderness Point
- pp. 51-57
- Nevada: Wilderness or Wasteland?
- pp. 63-66
- A Love Affair With Nevada
- pp. 67-69
- If We Care, and If We Dare
- pp. 70-74
- The Future of the Great Basin
- pp. 75-78
- Dust Storms Sing
- pp. 79-85
- At the Insistence of the Wind--
- pp. 86-89
- The Blank Spot on the Map
- pp. 95-97
- The Lexus and the Wilderness Area
- pp. 101-105
- Yucca Mountain Wilderness
- pp. 106-107
- Nevada No Longer
- pp. 108-110
- A Gesture of Faith and Forgiveness
- pp. 111-112
- Nuclear Destruction of Shoshone Land
- pp. 113-120
- Gated Mountains
- pp. 121-130
- On the Front Lines
- pp. 131-135
- Driving With the Enemy
- pp. 136-141
- Nevada Wilderness--What Good Is It?
- pp. 151-152
- Appendix A
- p. 153
- Appendix B
- pp. 159-161
- Contributors
- pp. 163-171
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874176483
Related ISBN(s)
9780874176131
MARC Record
OCLC
61154921
Pages
187
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No