Nature's Army : When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite /

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"Despite the worldwide renown and popularity of Yosemite National Park, few people know that its first stewards were drawn from the so-called Old Army. From 1890 until the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916, these soldiers proved to be extremely competent and farsighted wilderne...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Meyerson, Harvey (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Bailey, Beth L., 1957- (author of foreword.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2020]
Édition:Expanded edition.
Collection:Modern war studies
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
United States. > Army. > Cavalry > History.
Environmental protection > California > Yosemite National Park > History.
Environmental policy > United States > History.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > Environmental conditions.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > Management > History.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Part I. An Army Like No Other
  • Bizarre Beginnings
  • Earthy Patriots
  • Part II. The Call
  • "This Wonderland"
  • Captain Wood Starts a Park
  • Running a Cavalryman's Paradise
  • "He Was No Ordinary Man"
  • Part III. Inside Connections
  • A Conquering Nature
  • The Military Metaphor.

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