Hoover, Conservation, and Consumerism: Engineering the Good Life

by Kendrick A. Clements

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.

352 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2000

About the author

A specialist in American diplomatic history and early 20th century American history, Kendrick Clements taught at the University of South Carolina until his retirement in 2006. Clements earned his B.A. at Williams College, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley.