Escaping the Dark, Gray City: Fear and Hope in Progressive-Era Conservation

Escaping the Dark, Gray City: Fear and Hope in Progressive-Era Conservation

Benjamin Heber Johnson • Yale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300227760 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300227765 · 2018

Live offer for this book: 2 live copies of this book from $10.15 (as of 2026-08-28).

Canonical book record

Completeness 64

Cover quality: low resolution

2manybooks editorial

Benjamin Heber Johnson examines the ideological foundations of the American conservation movement during the Progressive Era. By analyzing the tension between urban industrialization and the preservation of wilderness, the text reveals how early environmental policies were deeply intertwined with social anxieties and the pursuit of national identity. This historical study provides a nuanced look at the origins of modern land management and the cultural values that continue to shape contemporary environmental discourse.

Book metadata

Marketplace observations

2 live copies of this book from $10.15 (as of 2026-08-28).

Contributors

Community tags

Inferred themes

Machine-inferred from catalog text. Not verified subjects.

Community signals

Have: 14 · Like: 4 · Rating: 4.5 / 5 (10)