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The Power of Scenery Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks.

The Power of Scenery tells the story of how the world's national parks came to be, with Frederick Law Olmsted's insights and energy serving to link three American jewels: Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls State Park.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Drabelle, Dennis
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : Bison Books, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Photographs -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. You Can Have the Arno -- 2. Land of the Free and Home of the Sublime -- 3. The Counterexample -- 4. An Idea in Embryo -- 5. The Landscape Reader -- 6. How to Sell a Park Bill -- 7. In Praise of Diligent Indolence -- 8. The Nervous Promoter -- 9. Contested Ground -- 10. Whiffs of Sulfur -- 11. The Man Who Picked Up Stones Running -- 12. Saving Gravel -- 13. A Shaky Start -- 14. Cleaning Men -- 15. Going Out with Two Bangs -- 16. The Olmsteds -- Notes -- Index 
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