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Lake Mead National Recreation Area : A History of America's First National Playground /
"Created in 1936, the Lake Mead National Recreation Area was the United States' first national recreation area. As such, it has played a significant role in defining Americans' expectations regarding outdoor recreation, establishing the role of government in managing recreational acti...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Las Vegas :
University of Nevada Press,
[2016]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: Pacesetter in the desert
- Transformations: The middle Colorado River Area to 1900
- Reclamation and recreation: The creation of the first National Recreation Area
- Defining a National Recreation Area, 1936 to 1966
- Balancing act: Recreation and modern challenges at the LMNRA, 1967 to 2000
- Navigating the twenty-first century
- Conclusion: Maintaining the pace?.