The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9781496220776ISBN-10:1496220773UPC:9781496220776Book Category:History, Nature, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.20 x 8.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC7MPGAKAX
The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks
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2021 Marfield Prize Finalist Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had." As Americans celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone, the world's first national park, a question naturally arises: where did the idea for a national park originate? The answer starts with a look at pre-Yellowstone America. With...
2021 Marfield Prize Finalist Wallace Stegner called national parks "the best idea we ever had." As Americans celebrate the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone, the world's first national park, a question naturally arises: where did the idea for a national park originate? The answer starts with a look at pre-Yellowstone America. With...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9781496220776ISBN-10:1496220773UPC:9781496220776Book Category:History, Nature, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Environmental Conservation & ProtectionBook Topic:19th CenturySize:9.20 x 8.10 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.2015Product ID:SC7MPGAKAX
Dennis Drabelle is a writer and former attorney. During the 1970s he was an attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of the Interior and counsel to the assistant secretary of the interior for fish and wildlife and parks. Drabelle was a contributing editor of the Washington Post Book World for more than thirty years. His books include Mile High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on...
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