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* American Maxim - Make war on the wilderness
 
The forests have always been a victim of human strife. Fenerty knew this very well since by 1854, when the poem was written, Pulp Mills started popping up all over North America. Fenerty saw the beginning of a true "war on the wilderness" (an ironical twist).