Pinchot, Gifford 1865-1946 creator text biography wau Newyork harcourt, Brace c1947 1972 1947 [1st ed. reprinted] / monographic eng

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xxvi, 522 p. : illus. ; 23 cm. Machine derived contents note: On Writing History xv -- Introduction by James Penick, Jr. xix -- -- PART ONE: Choosing a Lifework -- 1. Through Yale to Nancy 1 -- 2. At the French Forest School 10 -- 3. The Brandis Excursion 16 -- 4. When I Got Home 22 -- 5. The Job Ahead 29 -- -- PART TWO: On the Trail -- 6. A Tenderfoot Goes West 40 -- 7. Forestry Comes to America 47 -- 8. In the Carolina Mountains 57 -- 9. Pisgah Forest 65 -- 10. Consulting Forester 69 -- 11. Ne-Ha-Sa-Ne 74 -- -- PART THREE: Public Awakening -- 12. The Public Lands 79 -- 13. Early Forest Legislation 84 -- 14. Toward a Forest Commission 86 -- 15. The Forest Commission Is Born 89 -- 16. A Great Chance Lost 93 -- 17. Hunting Forest Reserves 97 -- 18. The Commission Goes West 100 -- -- PART FOUR: The President Makes the Issue -- 19. Cleveland's Thirteen Reserves 105 -- 20. The War Is On 109 -- 21. Laying the Foundation 113 -- -- -- -- 22. Too Late and Too Little 119 -- 23. Confidential Forest Agent 122 -- -- PART FIVE: Spade Work -- 24. The Old Forestry Division 133 -- 25. Freshman Year 137 -- 26. A Bid to the Lumbermen 140 -- 27. Building a Profession 147 -- 28. First Congressional Appropriation 153 -- 29. Politics in the Woods 161 -- 30. The Black Hills 172 -- 31. Not All Sheep Are Black 177 -- 32. New York's Problem Child 182 -- -- PART SIX: Pursuing the Goal -- 33. T.R.'s First Message 188 -- 34. One Plan That Failed 192 -- 35. The Fight Continues 197 -- 36. Uncle Sam-Forester 203 -- -- PART SEVEN: Mission to the East -- 37. Russia 213 -- 38. Siberia-Manchuria-China 216 -- 39. The Philippines 223 -- 40. On the Way Home 229 -- -- PART EIGHT: The Goal at Last -- 41. Full Steam Ahead 235 -- 42. Government Reorganization 240 -- 43. The Public Lands Commission 243 -- 44. The Race for New Reserves 250 -- 45. At Last the Transfer 254 -- -- PART NINE: Practicing Our Preaching -- 46. Unlocking the Reserves 263 -- 47. Peace on the Range 268 -- 48. Timber for Use 273 -- -- -- -- -- 49. Forest Fire Control 276 -- 50. Field Organization 279 -- 51. What Made the Service Click 281 -- 52. No Red Tape 287 -- 53. Seven Years and After 290 -- 54. Government Business 296 -- 55. Holding the Line' 299 -- 56. A New Science-Forestry 306 -- 57. Life in Washington 314 -- -- PART TEN: A World Movement Is Born -- 58. The Birth of Conservation 319 -- 59. Inland Waterways 326 -- 60. Water Power Control Begins 333 -- 61. Calling All Farmers 340 -- 62. The Conference of Governors 344 -- 63. The National Conservation Commission 355 -- 64. North American Conservation Conference 361 -- 65. World Conservation Conference 366 -- -- PART ELEVEN: End of an Era -- 66. Desertion Under Fire 373 -- 67. The Last Days 379 -- 68. T.R.'s Service to America 382 -- 69. The Public Good Comes First 387 -- -- PART TWELVE: The Pay-Off -- 70. And Then Came Taft 391 -- 71. Commissioner Ballinger 395 -- 72. Attorney Ballinger 403 -- 73. Secretary Ballinger 408 -- 74. The Rift 4I3 -- 75. After Spokane 420 -- 76. The Clean Bill of Health 424 -- 77. Salt Lake 432 -- 78. The Coming Storm 439 -- 79. The Storm Breaks 443 -- 80. The Dolliver Letter 447 -- -- -- -- -- 81. Fired! 451 -- 82. The Morning After 451 -- -- PART THIRTEEN: Let the People Judge -- 83. The Work Goes On 459 -- 84. The Joint Committee 462 -- 85. The Counsel 468 -- 86. The Hearings 474 -- 87. The Lawler Memorandum 483 -- 88. Three Verdicts 490 -- 89. Porto Maurizio 497 -- 90. What It All Means 504 -- Index 511. Introd. by James Penick, Jr. Autobiography. n-us--- Pinchot, Gifford 1865-1946 Conservationists United States Biography Conservation of natural resources United States History Conservation of forests United States, 1885-1910 Personal observations B 333.750924 PIB 1947 0295951818 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy052/75172901.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy052/75172901.html LC 711109 20211209082636.0 75083 eng