The genius of Earth Day : how a 1970 teach-in unexpectedly made the first green generation / Adam Rome

Author: Rome, Adam, 1959-
Published: New York : Hill and Wang, a division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
Physical Description: xi, 346 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Additional Creators: Hill and Wang

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Contents

"Give Earth a chance" -- The prehistory of Earth Day -- Organizers -- Events -- Speakers -- The new eco-infrastructure -- The first green generation.

Summary

Describes the first-ever Earth Day held in 1970 and discusses the ensuing rise of the environmental movement that has since grown to become a major source of inspiration to Americans and others around the world.

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ISBN

9780809040506 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
0809040506 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9780865477742 (pbk.)
0865477744 (pbk.)

Collection

Penn State University Archives Book and Serial Collection.

Note

Rare Books copy: "First edition" stated (1st prt.--complete sequential numberline 10-1 on verso of title-page); in publisher's tan paper-covered boards and original dust jacket; former owner's signature on front free endpaper: "Lydia Vandenbergh". [Curator's Note: Text includes section about Penn State's first Earth Day celebration (pages 135-140)].

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-332) and index.

Source of Acquisition

Rare Books copy: Gift of Lydia Vandenbergh; 2023.
BEHREND copy: Purchased with funds from the Verna M. Lombard Library Endowment; 2012.

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