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Running Head : Contributions

Contributions

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Contributions

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau listened edgily to the news or bon mots assembled from London circles and though he tried to be normal , these sketches exhausted him . What he possessed was the most vigorous nature and he desired to go to Oregon , rather than London . He recognized the matter in hand immediately , and saw the limits and scarcity of those he communicated with , so that nothing seemed hidden from such appalling eyes (Dean

, 2004

George Perkins Marsh

George Perkins Marsh , a philologist and diplomat , is thought to be first American environmentalist . Marsh was an capable linguist . He was able to speak and write wil flair in over half a dozen European languages . He was a noticible philologist for his time , and a great scholar scholar He have great knowledge of military science , physics , as well as Icelandic , which was his expertise . He has written many articles for Johnson 's Universal Cyclopaedia , and have many published letters and reviews to the Nation (Marcus , 2004

John Muir

John Muir was one of the first contemporary preservationists . His scriptures tell his adventures in nature , and wildlife , especially in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California , were read by millions and are still popular today . His straight activism assisted to rescue the wilderness areas including the Yosemite Valley . He founded The Sierra Club which is currently one of the most significant wildlife conservation organizations in the America (Williams , 2002

Theodore (Teddy ) Roosevelt

Teddy Roosevelt assumed that the government had to discard its traditionalist pro-business behavior and take up an activist national occurrence that would emphasize the public interest above all . As statesman and as a governor in New York State , he lined up himself with the forces of transformation and on the national level modified the role of the Republican Party , nearly unaccompanied , forcing the Democrats to pursue the trend . To encourage an activist government , Teddy Roosevelt emphasized on redefining the "police power " of the state (Mowry , 2001

Gifford Pinchot

Gifford Pinchot recognized that United States forests are not to everlasting and he worked hard to stop the damage that what was being experience on the forests . He was so successful that in 1905 , President Theodore Roosevelt established the U .S . Forest Service and Pinchot was announced as the first Chief Forester . During Pinchot 's five years in that position , millions of acres became national forests . Pinchot later served as governor of Pennsylvania from 1923 to 1927 and 1931 to 1935 (Miller , 2001

Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was a captivating leader of a nation . From the beginning , Roosevelt revealed the traits -- which would shape the center of his role in the White House . FDR , to be recognized with the common good of an entire nation , was terminally and intensely selfish and narcissistic . It was the struggle against polio that forged Roosevelt 's character his inborn talents became stronger , and even his faults were made to serve good ends (Alter...