In The Green Years, 1964-1976, Gregg Coodley and David Sarasohn offer the first comprehensive history of the period when the United States created the legislative, legal, and administrative structures for environmental protection that are still in place over fifty years later. Coodley and Sarasohn tell a dramatic story of cultural change, grassroots activism, and political leadership that led to the passage of a host of laws attacking pollution under President Johnson. At the same time, with Stewart Udall as secretary of the interior, the Wilderness Act, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and other land-protection measures were passed and the department shifted its focus from western resource development to broader national conservation issues. The magnitude of what was accomplished was without precedent, even under conservation-minded presidents like the two Roosevelts. The fast-paced story the authors tell is not only about the Democratic Party; in this era there was still a vital Republican conservation tradition. In the 1960s, Republicans were chronologically as close to Teddy Roosevelt as to Donald Trump. In both the House and Senate and in the Nixon and Ford administrations, Republicans played vital roles. It was President Nixon who established the Environmental Protection Agency and signed into law the 1970 Clean Air Act, revisions in 1972 to the Clean Water Act, and the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Under Nixon, actions were taken to protect the oceans, forests, coastal zones, and grasslands while regulating chemicals, pesticides, and garbage. The authors analyze the full range of transformations during the "Green Years," from the creation of entirely new pollution-control industries to backpacking becoming mass recreation to how revelations about chemical exposure spurred the natural food movement. And not least, the tectonic shift in the political landscape of the United States with the western states becoming Republican bastions and centers of ongoing backlash against the federal government. The Green Years, 1964-1976, is the story of environmental progress in the midst of war and civil unrest, and of the lessons we can learn for our future.

The Green Years, 1964-1976: When Democrats and Republicans United to Repair the Earth (Environment and Society)

History

Coodley, Gregg

Sarasohn, David

Americas

University Press of Kansas

The Good Monarchs tells the history of 18 of the best kings, queens, emperors, sultans and caliphs in history. The book starts with King Josiah of Judah in 641 BCE, who rescued monotheism from a likely demise. Cyrus the Great of Persia was one of the world's greatest conquerors, but he was most known for his mercy and just rule that turned former enemies into loyal subjects. Ashoka, Emperor of the Mauryan Empire in the 3rd century BCE renounced war in favor of moral persuasion. In the first century BCE Queen Salome Alexandria of Judea introduced universal literacy among her subjects. Chapter 5 tells of Tang Taizong, the best emperor in Chinese history. Umar II was called the " last righteous caliph", setting an example for the Moslem world that would not be matched. Chapter 7 tells of Jayavarman VII, ruler of Cambodia's Khmer empire at its height. Emperor Mansa Musa of Mali ruled a nation the size of all of western Europe and renowned for its wealth and learning. In the 14th century CE Poland's greatest ruler, Casmir the Great is the subject of Chapter 9. Casmir's story is followed by that of Suleiman the Magnficent of the Ottoman Empire. Queen Elizabeth I of England presided over England's Golden Age. At a time when the Inquisition was a hallmark of Europe, the Emperor Akbar in India ruled over a Mogul Empire known for its religious tolerance. Henri IV of France, another 16th century monarch, was the best king France ever had. The Emperor Kangxi in 17th-18th century China was another excellent monarch, renowned for his interest in just about everything. For most of the 19th century Brazil was an empire, ruled over by the benevolent Pedro II. The last 3 chapters center on 3 constitutional monarchs who far exceeded anyone's expectations. Albert of Belgium saved his nation in World War One. King Juan Carlos of Spain skillfully led his nation in a peaceful transition from a fascist dictatorship into a thriving democracy. Bhumibol Adulyadej was beloved by the Thai people during his long rule for his unceasing efforts on their behalf. The book closes with a discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of monarchy versus other forms of government. The final chapter also looks at what factors contribute to the best rule and rulers.

The Good Monarchs: History's Greatest Kings, Queens, Emperors, Sultans and Caliphs

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Wanderer Press

“A clearly written, information-rich guide to the impact of infectious diseases on the United States and our responses to each of them. Coodley and Sarasohn demonstrate how science and public health have had to counter fear, ignorance and hubris-along with the microbes themselves-in battles that reached a desultory climax with our misbegotten reckoning with Covid-19.” 
- Arthur Allen, author, The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl\n“The book is a timely and urgent reminder that the battle against deadly infectious disease must be relentless. It celebrates our victories without losing sight of the horrendous human toll exacted, and it warns us that we repeat the mistakes of the past at our own peril.” 
- Stephen Coss, author, The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic that Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics\n---\nInfection has written its own history of the United States, terrifying, sickening and killing more Americans that all the nation’s wars put together. Taming Infection is the story of fifteen of the worst diseases to strike the United States throughout our history and how Americans brought them under control.\nSome of these diseases now are associated only with far away lands. Yet, at one time, malaria afflicted most of the United States, even infecting multiple Presidents. Plague struck in San Francisco, and cholera and typhoid in New York. Diphtheria was once the great killer of American children, while smallpox infected, but luckily did not kill, both Washington and Lincoln. Thoreau, Hawthorne, Poe and Eleanor Roosevelt died from tuberculosis. Yellow fever shut down the Federal government in the then capitol of Philadelphia, forcing Alexander Hamilton to flee to an involuntary quarantine. Al Capone would succumb to syphilis while his nemesis, Eliot Ness, led the campaign against the disease in the American army in WWII. More modern afflictions, including the influenza, AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics, reminds us that infections still punish and terrify Americans.\nSadly, Americans often first reacted to these calamities with ignorance, bizarre therapies and scapegoating of minorities. Protests against vaccines predated the American Revolution, while the Anti-Mask League was formed in 1918, not 2021. Yet Taming Infection is also the story of triumphs and heroes, in medicine and public health and among ordinary citizens, that helped the United States vanquish, or at least tame, these deadly maladies. Each disease has carved its own mark in American history and among Americans; some are still carving.

Taming Infection: The American Response to Illness from Smallpox to Covid

Medical Books

Administration & Medicine Economics

Atmosphere Press

Listed in Independent Book Review's "Best Books We Read This Year (2022)"\n"A clearly written, information-rich guide to the impact of infectious diseases on the United States and our responses to each of them. Coodley and Sarasohn demonstrate how science and public health have had to counter fear, ignorance and hubris-along with the microbes themselves-in battles that reached a desultory climax with our misbegotten reckoning with Covid-19." 
Arthur Allen, author of The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl\n"The book is a timely and urgent reminder that the battle against deadly infectious disease must be relentless. It celebrates our victories without losing sight of the horrendous human toll exacted, and it warns us that we repeat the mistakes of the past at our own peril." 
Stephen Coss, author of The Fever of 1721: The Epidemic that Revolutionized Medicine and American Politics\n---\nInfection has written its own history of the United States, terrifying, sickening and killing more Americans that all the nation's wars put together. Taming Infection is the story of fifteen of the worst diseases to strike the United States throughout our history and how Americans brought them under control.\nSome of these diseases now are associated only with far away lands. Yet, at one time, malaria afflicted most of the United States, even infecting multiple Presidents. Plague struck in San Francisco, and cholera and typhoid in New York. Diphtheria was once the great killer of American children, while smallpox infected, but luckily did not kill, both Washington and Lincoln. Thoreau, Hawthorne, Poe and Eleanor Roosevelt died from tuberculosis. Yellow fever shut down the Federal government in the then capitol of Philadelphia, forcing Alexander Hamilton to flee to an involuntary quarantine. Al Capone would succumb to syphilis while his nemesis, Eliot Ness, led the campaign against the disease in the American army in WWII. More modern afflictions, including the influenza, AIDS and Covid-19 pandemics, reminds us that infections still punish and terrify Americans.\nSadly, Americans often first reacted to these calamities with ignorance, bizarre therapies and scapegoating of minorities. Protests against vaccines predated the American Revolution, while the Anti-Mask League was formed in 1918, not 2021. Yet Taming Infection is also the story of triumphs and heroes, in medicine and public health and among ordinary citizens, that helped the United States vanquish, or at least tame, these deadly maladies. Each disease has carved its own mark in American history and among Americans; some are still carving.

Taming Infection

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Once, Americans could count on having a personal or primary care physician who would see patients for new or chronic problems, whether in the office or the hospital. The appeal of such a system is more than psychological, for both primary care and continuity of care with a physician over time are associated with improved patient care, greater patient satisfaction, and lower overall costs. These days are ending as primary care in the United States is rapidly disappearing. Where once 80% of American doctors were in primary care, now perhaps only a quarter of new graduates enter the field. Existing primary care doctors are retiring prematurely while many of those remaining feel demoralized, dispirited, and defeated. Experts predict increasing shortages of primary care doctors. The collapse of primary care will increase overall costs, hurt hospitals and insurers, but most of all damage the care of patients. Patients in Peril explains the roots of the problem, the travails of primary care in America, the role of medical schools, hospitals, insurers and government, and how this all affects patients. Patients in Peril also offers practical achievable reforms that would improve care, reduce costs, and potentially avert this disaster.

Patients in Peril: The Demise of Primary Care in America

Business & Money

Industries

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