دانلود کتاب Wild Nevada: Testimonies On Behalf Of The Desert

For many people beyond Nevada’s borders, the state is no more than the nation’s desert dumping ground for the storage of horrible things. 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 range from literary artists and scholars to environmental and community activists, from leading politicians to 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. The debate about the fate and value of wild places rages the world over as populations grow and economic development advances into remote areas. The voices here speak for Nevada, but they also speak for the importance of wilderness everywhere and the role that wild places play in enhancing our human lives and spirit. For those who love Nevada, for those who love the world beyond the concrete pavement, Wild Nevada will be thought-provoking and vital reading. Contributors: Brian Beffort . Peter Bradley . U.S. Senator Richard Bryan . Jon Christensen . Michael P. Cohen . Brent Eldridge . Dave Foreman . Michael Frome . Cheryll Glotfelty . Shaun Griffin . Lilace Mellin Guignard . Corbin Harney . Linda Hussa . Corey Lee Lewis . Robert McGinty . Rebecca Mills . Roberta Moore. Steven Nightingale . K. Alden Peterson . Laura Rainey-Carpenter . U.S. Senator Harry Reid . Robert Leonard Reid . Ann Ronald . Gary Short . Marge Sill . Scott Slovic . Gary Snyder . Patricia Swain . Stephen Trimble . Terry Tempest Williams. Ann Haymond Zwinger