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In this documentary, the debate over the damming and flooding of the Hetch Hetchy Valley in Yosemite National Park is examined by looking at the two most notable faces of the debate, United States Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, and celebrated Scottish-American naturalist John Muir, two friends and notable conservationists who found ...
"The Wildernes Idea explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics by tracing the pathers of the leaders of the two faction; John Muir, the brilliant and eccentric founder and first president of the Sierra club, and Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, who defined conservation as the wise management of ...
1 de abr. de 1991 · Brian Shmaefsky; Review: The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot, and the First Great Battle for Wilderness. The American Biology Teacher 1 April 1991; 53 (4): 248. doi: https://doi.org/10.2307/4449279
13 de may. de 2023 · 1989. 58m. Documentary. Cast. Philip Bosco (Gifford Pinchot) Hume Cronyn (Narrator) Ken Drury (John Muir) Directors. Diane Garey, Lawrence R. Hott. Synopsis. To one man, it was perfect...
The book confronts the common historical narrative that Muir and Pinchot were enemies, their relationship defined by their battle over the creation of the Hetch Hetchy Dam in Yosemite.
Summary: "Combining archival materials with stunning cinematography shot on location in Yosemite, this television film tells the dramatic story of two founders of the American conservation movement and the historic battle that drove them apart."--Container. DVD Video, English, 2008. Edition: View all formats and editions.
This documentary explores this seminal chapter in American environmental politics while tracing the lives and divergent paths of the two national figures at odds in the debate : Gifford Pinchot, the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, and naturalist John Muir, the founder of the Sierra Club.
