Defending the master race : conservation, eugenics, and the legacy of Madison Grant

Defending the master race : conservation, eugenics, and the legacy of Madison Grant / Jonathan Peter Spiro.

Author/creator	Spiro, Jonathan Peter
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Burlington, Vt. : University of Vermont Press ; Hanover, NH : Published by University Press of New England, ©2009.
Description	xvi, 487 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subject(s)	Grant, Madison, 1865-1937. Grant, Madison, 1865-1937--Influence. Conservationists--United States --Biography. Hunters--United States --Biography. Big game hunting--History. Wildlife management--United States --History. Zoologists--New York (State) --New York --Biography. Eugenics--United States --History. Racism--United States --History. United States--Race relations.

Contents	Big-game hunter -- Bronx Zoo -- From conservation to preservation -- Wildlife management -- From mammals to man -- Eugenics creed -- Passing of the great race -- Grant's disciples -- Creating the refuge -- Culling the herd -- Saving the redwoods -- Nordic and anti-Nordic -- Empire crumbles -- Ever-widening circle : the Third Reich -- Passing of the great patrician.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [443]-466) and index.
LCCN	2008038610
ISBN	9781584657156 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	1584657154 (cloth : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	CT275.G677 S65 2009	✔ Available	Place Hold