Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst For Conservation - Hardcover

Winks, Robin W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1559635479 ISBN 13: 9781559635479

Publisher: Island Press, 1997

Synopsis

Chronicling the life and accomplishments of a lesser-known scion of America's famous family, an illustrated biography focuses on his lifelong concern for preserving the environment and his service under five presidents as an advisor on conservation. IP.

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Review:

From early childhood, Laurance S. Rockefeller was deeply interested in nature and conservation. Influenced by his family's long history of philanthropy, Rockefeller has used his considerable fortune to support environmental goals, even making conservation and historical preservation his life's work. Now 87, he is the subject of Robin W. Winks's biography, Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation. Over the years, Rockefeller has donated undisclosed millions of dollars to support national parks and establish historic sites. Winks suggests that his greatest contribution, however, was the time he spent as chairman of the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission in the 1950s. During that time, many of the programs in place today that protect against pollution and designate federally protected wilderness areas were first proposed. Winks's sympathetic portrayal of an old-school philanthropist provides insight into both the conservationist movement in America today and the life of an extraordinary man.

About the Author:

Robin W. Winks is Randolph W. Townsend Jr., Professor of History and chair of the history department at Yale University. He is author of seventeen books, including the Pulitzer prize-nominated Cloak and Gown: Scholars in the Secret War and Frederick S. Billings: A Life.

Bruce Babbitt was the Secretary of Interior during the two terms of the Clinton administration and is a former governor of Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Island Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1559635479
• ISBN 13: 9781559635479
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 272