T. Perga, PhD(History), senior researcher
State Institution «Institute of the World History of NAS of Ukraine»
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/1728-2640.2017.133.2.12
ATTITUDE OF MAN TO NATURE IN THE PUBLIC OPINION IN USA IN THE XIX CENTURY
The article examines the background and reasons for the growing interest of Americans to wildlife in the second half of the XIX century. It has proved that after the Civil War in the United States greatly increased interest not only to national history, but also to the environment. The ability to travel free around the country opened to Americans magnificent landscapes and the beauty of the American landscape has contributed to the development the sense of pride of country. In this situation, the beginning of large-scale cutting of forests in result of development the railway network and farming attracted the attention not only of scientists and artists but also of writers and philosophers. Among them a special place is occupied by Emerson, J..Marsh, H.Toro, J.Muyir. In their literary and philosophical work is substantiated the aesthetic value of nature, that gives inspiration and strength recovery and negative human impact on the environment. This contributed to the development in the United States in the late XIX century the environmental ideology and led to the adoption of the first measures of environmental protection at the state and federal.
Key words: USA, wildlife, conservation of natural resources, environmental awareness, R. Emerson, J.Marsh, H.Toro, J.Muir.
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