The Making Of The National Parks
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The Making Of The National Parks
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Author : Kim Heacox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Making Of The National Parks written by Kim Heacox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with National parks and reserves categories.
In An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks, Kim Heacox winner of the Benjamin Franklin Nature Book Award, and twice winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for excellence in travel journalism explores the development of our nation's environmental consciousness. Heacox depicts the remarkable feats accomplished by dedicated people, from Lewis and Clark and Henry David Thoreau to John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt. Delving into original sources that date back to the 1600s, he pieces together an inspirational story peopled with such fascinating characters as young artist Thomas Moran, whose stunning landscapes of Yellowstone compelled Congress to deem it the first national park, and John Wesley Powell, the one-armed Civil War officer who first mapped the Grand Canyon. Enhanced by a portfolio of Ansel Adam's photography, commissioned in the 1940s by the Department of the Interior to bring the beauty of the parklands to greater public awareness, An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks is a literary and visual treasure. Through compelling text enriched with stunning photographs, maps, and paintings many of which have never been seen this volume gives three centuries of American history an original and unexpected twist.
An American Idea
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Author : Kim Heacox
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
An American Idea written by Kim Heacox and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with National parks and reserves categories.
The Art Of The National Parks Fifty Nine Parks
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Author : Weldon Owen
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2021-07-20
The Art Of The National Parks Fifty Nine Parks written by Weldon Owen and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with Art categories.
"Fifty-Nine Parks collaborated with some of the world's foremost contemporary artists and designers to create original posters that celebrate the unique beauty of the U.S. National Park system. Each poster is a contemporary take on the W.P.A. posters of the 1930s, resulting in a one-of-a-kind tribute to the majesty of the national parks"--
Dispossessing The Wilderness
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Author : Mark David Spence
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1999-04-15
Dispossessing The Wilderness written by Mark David Spence and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-04-15 with Science categories.
National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal. The first study to place national park history within the context of the early reservation era, it details the ways that national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
Dispossessing The Wilderness
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Author : Mark David Spence
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1999
Dispossessing The Wilderness written by Mark David Spence and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal. The first study to place national park history within the context of the early reservation era, it details the ways that national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.
The Making Of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
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Author : Teresa S. Moyer
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2008
The Making Of Harpers Ferry National Historical Park written by Teresa S. Moyer and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Architecture categories.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is most widely known today for the attempted slave revolt led by John Brown in 1859, the nucleus for the interpretation of the current national park. Here, Teresa S. Moyer and Paul A. Shackel tell the behind-the-scenes story of how this event was chosen and preserved for commemoration, providing lessons for federal, state, local, and non-profit organizations who continually struggle over the dilemma about which past to present to the public. Professional and non-professional audiences alike will benefit from their important insights into how federal agencies interpret the past, and in turn shape public memory.
The Book Of The National Parks
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Author : Robert Sterling Yard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1919
The Book Of The National Parks written by Robert Sterling Yard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1919 with National parks and reserves categories.
The Making Of A Ranger
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Author : Lemuel A. Garrison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Making Of A Ranger written by Lemuel A. Garrison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Business & Economics categories.
National Parks Forever
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Author : Jonathan B. Jarvis
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2022-06-03
National Parks Forever written by Jonathan B. Jarvis and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-03 with History categories.
"Wallace Stegner called the national park system one of the United States' best ideas. That good idea has led to an institution that has grown over the past one hundred years, and the park system now encompasses four hundred areas that host over three hundred million visitors in typical year. Jonathan Jarvis (as a ranger, biologist, and director of the National Park Service in the Obama administration) and Destry Jarvis (as an advocate, policy analyst, and lobbyist) have worked to better the parks for over forty years. They offer here a history of the National Park Service (NPS) and an argument for the NPS to become an independent agency--similar to the Smithsonian Institution and separated from the Department of the Interior. Their reasoning relates to politics, finances, and science, and their proposal aims to safeguard the future of our national parks"--
The National Parks
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Author : Dayton Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Knopf
Release Date : 2011-05-03
The National Parks written by Dayton Duncan and has been published by Knopf this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-03 with History categories.
The companion volume to the twelve-hour PBS series from the acclaimed filmmaker behind The Civil War, Baseball, and The War America’s national parks spring from an idea as radical as the Declaration of Independence: that the nation’s most magnificent and sacred places should be preserved, not for royalty or the rich, but for everyone. In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world’s first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through the most recent additions to a system that now encompasses nearly four hundred sites and 84 million acres. The authors recount the adventures, mythmaking, and intense political battles behind the evolution of the park system, and the enduring ideals that fostered its growth. They capture the importance and splendors of the individual parks: from Haleakala in Hawaii to Acadia in Maine, from Denali in Alaska to the Everglades in Florida, from Glacier in Montana to Big Bend in Texas. And they introduce us to a diverse cast of compelling characters—both unsung heroes and famous figures such as John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, and Ansel Adams—who have been transformed by these special places and committed themselves to saving them from destruction so that the rest of us could be transformed as well. The National Parks is a glorious celebration of an essential expression of American democracy.