Myth and history in the creation of Yellowstone National Park /
Yellowstone National Park, a global icon of conservation and natural beauty, was born at the most improbable of times: the American Gilded Age, when altruism seemed extinct and society's vision seemed focused on only greed and growth. Perhaps that is why the park's "creation myth"...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2003.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. In Camp That Night
- 2. A Rather Unusual Discussion
- 3. On the Documentary Trail from Madison Junction
- 4. Coming to Terms with Nathaniel Langford
- 5. Altruists and Realists
- 6. Spreading the Word
- 7. The Debate
- 8. It Came Out All Right!
- 9. Leaving It All Behind
- 10. Myth and Responsibility
- Conclusion: Campfire Lessons
- App. Known and Reported Accounts of the Washburn Expedition.