Gifford Pinchot and his place in the American conservation movement
Subject(s): Conservation of natural resources, Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, Kraft, Jessica Van Ausdall, 1909-1987, Lears, T. J. Jackson, 1947-, Muir, John, 1838-1914, National Audubon Society, Palmer, T. S. (Theodore Sherman), 1868-1955, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902, Reagan, Ronald, Reiger, John F., Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sargent, Charles Sprague, 1841-1927, Sierra Club, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930
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Stephen R. Fox explores the divide in the American conservation movement between camps headed by followers of John Muir and those of Gifford Pinchot. He talks about the popularity of each and of the scholarship that has been produced about each of them. Fox argues that Pinchot “is best understood not as a conservationist but as a politician,” and he examines Pinchot’s autobiography in some detail to support this assertion. Fox argues that Pinchot had presidential aspirations and that he demonstrated little interest in practical forestry matters in his later years, but he also contends that Pinchot remains an important figure in the history of the American conservation movement.
A photograph of Roosevelt and Pinchot appears in the article as does a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. A notice that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to Jessica Kraft appears on the last page of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1987
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Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
4
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Image
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Chicago:
Gifford Pinchot and his place in the American conservation movement. [1987]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307662. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fox, Stephen R.. Gifford Pinchot and his place in the American conservation movement. [1987]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307662.
APA:
Fox, Stephen R.., [1987]. Gifford Pinchot and his place in the American conservation movement.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307662.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
