HIS 2129 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: The Star-Spangled Banner, United States Forest Service, Stephen Mather
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Chapter 12 summary modern technology and the ecological threshold. Technology & environment in north american history (pages: 211-242) by jean-louis trudel. English school of garden design developed in the 18th century. Wordsworth & coleridge launched the romantic age in 1798. National trust established 1895, one of the first places it sought to protect was lake district in northern england. Wood served as construction material for steam engines and iron furnaces (usa) as consumption was 5x greater than in england who used coal in 1860. George marsh 1847 recognized the consequences for soil erosion of clear- cutting. Gifford pinchot 1st chief of the us forest service in 1905, heir to lumbering fortune. Stephen mather 1st director of us national park service 1917. Harkin was the one to develop the park culture where people could go observe nature in a park, by wwi he called for scenic parks, wildlife sanctuaries, historic sites etc.
