Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy -

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Harper

2004

256 páginas

8h 32m

ISBN-10: 0060746874

Crimes against Nature reveals the hidden history behind three of the nation's first parklands: the Adirondacks, Yellowstone, and the Grand Canyon. Focusing on conservation's impact on local inhabitants, Karl Jacoby traces the effect of criminalizing such traditional practices as hunting, fishing, foraging, and timber cutting in the newly created parks. Jacoby reassesses the nature of these "crimes" and provides a rich portrait of rural people and their relationship with the natural world in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Crimes against Nature revela a história oculta por trás de três dos primeiros parques do país: Adirondacks, Yellowstone e Grand Canyon. Concentrando-se no impacto da conservação sobre os habitantes locais, Karl Jacoby traça o efeito de criminalizar tais práticas tradicionais como caça, pesca, forrageamento e corte de madeira nos parques recém-criados. Jacoby reavalia a natureza desses "crimes" e fornece um rico retrato da população rural e sua relação com o mundo natural no final do século XIX e início do século XX.