The Quiet Crisis
by Stewart L. Udall
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"As Mr. Udall's vivid narrative makes clear, the race between education and erosion, between wisdom and waste, has not run its course. . . . The nation's battle to preserve the common estate is far from won."-President John F. Kennedy, from the introduction. In his best-selling 1963 book, The Quiet Crisis, Stewart Udall warned of the dangers of pollution and threats to America's natural resources, calling for a nationwide "land conscience" to conserve the nation's wild places. Along with show more Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, The Quiet Crisis is credited with triggering the modern environmental movement in America. show lessTags
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Stewart L. Udall was elected to four terms as congressman from Arizona before being appointed by President John F. Kennedy to be secretary of the interior, a position he held for eight years during the administrations of Presidents Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
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- Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Economics, General Nonfiction, History, Business
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- 333.720973 — Society, government, & culture Economics Economics of land and energy Conservation, Alternative Energy Sources Conservation & protection Biography And History North America United States
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- S930 .U3 — Agriculture Agriculture (General) Conservation of natural resources
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