This Contested Land : The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America's National Monuments /

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"One woman's enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments, from Maine to Hawaii This land is your land. When it comes to national monuments, the sentiment could hardly be more fraught. Gold Butte in Nevada, Organ Mount...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Long, McKenzie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Long, McKenzie > Travel > United States.
United States. > Antiquities Act of 1906.
Antiquities Act of 1906 (United States)
Travel.
Nature conservation.
Natural areas.
National monuments.
Cultural property > Protection.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Nature > Conservation > États-Unis.
Reserves naturelles > États-Unis.
Sites classes > États-Unis.
Cultural property > Protection > United States.
Nature conservation > United States.
Natural areas > United States.
National monuments > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Descriptions et voyages.
États-Unis > Histoire.
United States > Description and travel.
United States > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: A closer look
  • National monuments visited in this book
  • The heart of Bears Ears : Bears Ears National Monument, Utah
  • The conflict of dreams : Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, Maine
  • The meaning of monuments : Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, California
  • Seeing : Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon and California
  • Digging : Castle Mountains National Monument, California
  • Shifting : Sand to Snow National Monument, California
  • Expanding : Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, Hawaii
  • Layering : Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah
  • On sharing : Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico
  • On reactions : Hanford Reach National Monument, Washington
  • On walls : Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, New Mexico
  • On patterns : Basin and Range National Monument, Nevada
  • On possession : Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada
  • Epilogue: Looking forward.

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