An American idea: the making of the National Parks

Our national parks embody a deep, almost sacred relationship with the land. Heacox introduces the colorful characters who played key roles in creating these uniquely American sanctuaries, and traces their powerful visions of nature and nation, from transcendentalism to Manifest Destiny to today'...

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1. Verfasser: Heacox, Kim (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. National Geographic 2009
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Zusammenfassung:Our national parks embody a deep, almost sacred relationship with the land. Heacox introduces the colorful characters who played key roles in creating these uniquely American sanctuaries, and traces their powerful visions of nature and nation, from transcendentalism to Manifest Destiny to today's preservationist credos
Beschreibung:Originally published: 2001
The finest legacy / Jimmy Carter -- Seeking the parks / Paul Pritchard -- A land of rural virtue -- Transcendence -- A grand, good thing -- A breathing place for the national lungs -- For our children's children -- The heart may be said to sing
Beschreibung:191 p. ill. 26 cm

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