| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 307 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Paradise lost -- The American West -- Yellowstone -- Worthless lands -- The march of monumentalism -- See America first -- Complete conservation -- Ecology denied -- Schemers and standard-bearers -- Tradition triumphant -- The lesson of the big trees -- Ideals and controversies of expansion -- Decision in Alaska -- Into the twenty-first century : encirclement and uncertainty -- Epilogue: The future of national parks. |
| Subject |
National parks and reserves -- United States -- History.
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National parks and reserves. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| ISBN |
9781589794733 cloth alkaline paper |
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9781589794757 paperback alkaline paper |
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1589794737 cloth alkaline paper |
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1589794753 paperback alkaline paper |
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9781589794740 electronic |
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1589794745 electronic |
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