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 America's national parks came to be, with Frederick Law Olmsted's insights and energy serving to link three jewels: Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls State Park"--

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Drabelle, Dennis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Temas:
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903.
1800-1899
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
National parks and reserves > United States > History.
Parcs nationaux > États-Unis > Histoire.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Conservationists.
Ecology.
National parks and reserves.
United States > Environmental conditions > 19th century.
Niagara Falls State Park (N.Y.) > History.
Yellowstone National Park > History.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
Yellowstone National Park > Histoire.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > Histoire.
California > Yosemite National Park.
United States.
United States > Yellowstone National Park.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • You can have the Arno
  • Land of the free and home of the sublime
  • The counterexample
  • An idea in embryo
  • The landscape reader
  • How to sell a park bill
  • In praise of diligent indolence
  • The nervous promoter
  • Contested ground
  • Whiffs of sulfur
  • The man who picked up stones running
  • Saving gravel
  • A shaky start
  • Cleaning men
  • Going out with two bangs
  • The Olmsteds.

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