Hiram Martin Chittenden

His Public Career

Gordon B. Dodds (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

236 Seiten

2014
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-5207-3 (ISBN)

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The life of Hiram Martin Chittenden illustrates the work of one of the most influential federal agencies that has shaped the American West -- the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As a member of the Corps Chittenden was assigned to Yellowstone Park, where he completed the plan for tourist roads. His work there convinced powerful congressmen to increase greatly the appropriations for the park.In this well-researched biography, Mr. Dodds shows that Chittenden was, in addition to his Corps duties, one of the first advocates of multiple-purpose resource use, a champion of scientific accuracy in forming conservation policies, the first president of the Seattle Port Commission, and the author of several books, including his monumental History of the American Fur Trade and a guidebook to Yellowstone Park that is still in print.

Gordon B. Dodds is professor of history at Portland State University.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.7.2014
Zusatzinfo	Illus
Verlagsort	Lexington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Technik ► Bauwesen
ISBN-10	0-8131-5207-0 / 0813152070
ISBN-13	978-0-8131-5207-3 / 9780813152073
Zustand	Neuware