A study of early 20th-century American conservation and the policies of Herbert Hoover. Challenging critical assessments of Republican environmental policies, the author finds that Hoover combined an interest in conserving the environment with a drive to rationalize the use of natural resources.

A study of early 20th-century American conservation and the policies of Herbert Hoover. Challenging critical assessments of Republican environmental policies, the author finds that Hoover combined an interest in conserving the environment with a drive to rationalize the use of natural resources.