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Primer Of Forestry Part I by Gifford Pinchot Here is a rare and very special item for anyone interested in trees, forests and early US conservation and forestry. The Primer of Forestry was written by Gifford Pinchot, who at the turn of the 20th century, was one of the most important conservationists in the history of the world. He was instrumental in creating the first U.S. National Forest system. He was the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service and was the Founder of the Society of American Foresters. He was a man of history that wrote prolifically of his love for America’s forests and the need to produce timber for harvest AND maintain the forest for future generations. This Primer of Forestry was written almost 100 years ago when Pinchot was in his first years as Chief of the new U.S. Forest Service. It is a hardcover edition printed in 1900 and is specifically "Part I - The Forest" This book consists of 88 pages, and is illustrated throughout with black and white photographs. It has 47 (full page size) plates and 83 text figures (also photographs, but smaller than full page size). No missing pages or end papers, and it is generally in good condition. This item is in overall good condition, with some wear on the cover, but no writing on the inside pages. It has a tight spine, and all the gold lettering is very crisp and readable. Read Pinchot’s own words about America and the need for federal protection of the national forests. For just a few dollars, YOU can own a genuine piece of conservation and forestry history. It’s a rare find and a great item for yourself or a friend or relative. With the holidays coming up, it would also make a great gift that will long be appreciated. And remember - They are NOT making any more of these and it will certainly become a family treasure that gets MORE valuable EVERY year. Pinchot was born in 1865 and at an early age, was deeply attracted to the forest. As there were no forestry schools in the U.S., Pinchot studied forestry at the Ecole Nationale Forestiere in Nancy, France in the 1880’s. Upon returning to the United States, Frederick Law Olmsted, the famous landscape architect and an old friend of Gifford's father, recommended him to George Vanderbilt who hired the young forester to work on lands at his Biltmore estate. Soon he was Chief of the little Division of Forestry in the Department of Agriculture. His outstanding ability as an administrator generated strong loyalty from the small staff. He flooded the press with the nation's need for forestry and began to influence public opinion. In 1905, he succeeded in getting all the country's Federal forest reserves (later renamed National Forests) transferred to his agency, by then called the Forest Service. The 1908 Governors' Conference on Conservation, largely financed from Pinchot's personal income, brought conservation fully into public view. Attended by governors, members of Congress and the Cabinet, Supreme Court judges and prominent private citizens, it was the first meeting of its kind to address the problem of protection and management of natural resources. Shortly after, Pinchot was appointed chairman of the National Conservation Committee, whose task was to prepare an inventory of the United States' natural resources. When Roosevelt failed to win the Republican presidential nomination from Taft in 1912, Pinchot took an active role in founding the new Progressive Party, commonly known as the Bull Moose Party. The forester represented the more radical wing of the party's politics and made strong statements on the need for stricter antitrust laws and innovative social reforms. He was eventually elected to public office as Governor of Pennsylvania in 1922, largely through the support of rural counties and the new women's vote. During his 1923-1927 administration, his major goals were the regulation of electric power companies and the enforcement of Prohibition. (1900 gifford pinchot primer of forestry is the responsibility of Darren Foley) |
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