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

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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.
Temas:
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903.
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903
1800-1899
National parks and reserves > United States > History.
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
Parcs nationaux > États-Unis > Histoire.
Écologistes (Défenseurs de l'environnement) > États-Unis > Biographies.
Conservationists
Ecology
National parks and reserves
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
Yellowstone National Park > History.
Niagara Falls State Park (N.Y.) > History.
United States > Environmental conditions > 19th century.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > Histoire.
Yellowstone National Park > Histoire.
California > Yosemite National Park
United States
United States > Yellowstone National Park
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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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