Open spaces, open rebellions : the war over America's public lands /

Makley, Michael J.,

Open spaces, open rebellions : the war over America's public lands / Michael J. Makley. - Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (xi, 153 pages) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction -- Creating the federal domain -- Interior battles -- Rangeland battles -- Multiple use -- The radical new conservation -- The Sagebrush rebellion begins -- Harnessing forces -- Fracturing policies -- Inciting the populace -- County versus federal government -- Extinguished rights -- Pursuing ideology in the courts -- Pursuing ideology with guns -- Opaque governance -- Differing values -- Conclusion.



9781613765500


Public lands--History.--United States
Land use--Government policy--History.--United States
Land use--Government policy.
Public lands.


Electronic Books.

HD216 / .O646 2017