“In the largest sense, the preservation/sagebrush processes outlined in this story are driven by three basic components of American culture: land ownership, independence, and individualism.” IndependenceIndividualismAmerican HistoryPreservationAmerican CultureAmerican WestEnvironmental HistoryLand OwnershipFrontier ThesisSagebrush Rebellions Book:Wilderness Preservation and the Sagebrush Rebellions Source: Wilderness Preservation and the Sagebrush Rebellions