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Natural museums : U.S. national parks, 1872-1916 /
In 1872, the world's first national park was founded at Yellowstone. Although ideas of nature conservation were not embraced generally by the American public, five more parks were created before the turn of the century. By 1916, the year that the National Park Service was born, the country coul...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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East Lansing :
Michigan State University Press,
©2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In 1872, the world's first national park was founded at Yellowstone. Although ideas of nature conservation were not embraced generally by the American public, five more parks were created before the turn of the century. By 1916, the year that the National Park Service was born, the country could boast of fourteen national parks, including such celebrated areas as Yosemite and Sequoia. Kathy Mason demonstrates that Congress, park superintendents, and the American public were forming general, often tacit notions of the parks' purpose before the new bureau was established.> |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 108 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-101) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780870139352 0870139355 9781628951776 162895177X |