Download or read book The Price of Permanence written by William D. Bryan and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the lens of environmental history, William D. Bryan provides a sweeping reinterpretation of the post-Civil War South by framing the New South as a struggle over environmental stewardship. Ultimately, he uses lessons from the New South to reflect on the path of American conservation and notions of sustainability today.