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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452227503321

Autore

Witzig Fred T (Frederick Theodore), <1925-2009.>

Titolo

Voyageurs National Park [[electronic resource] ] : The Battle to Create Minnesota's National Park

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2004

ISBN

0-8166-9423-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AndersenElmer L

Disciplina

977.6

977.677

Soggetti

National parks

Parks

Voyageurs National Park (Minn.) -- History

Voyageurs National Park (Minn.)

United States Local History

Regions & Countries - Americas

History & Archaeology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; ONE: The National Park Service in Northeastern Minnesota: The Early Years; TWO: Developing a Proposal for Voyageurs National Park; THREE: Delay and Frustration; FOUR: Progress on Voyageurs Stalled; FIVE: State Administration Leads National Park Cause; SIX: The Introduction of Voyageurs National Park Legislation; SEVEN: The Reintroduction of Park Legislation; EIGHT: Deadlocks and Bottlenecks; NINE: Congressional Hearings; TEN: Final Passage; ELEVEN: The Final Step to Establishment: Land Donation and the State Legislature

TWELVE: The Four Years to EstablishmentEpilogue; Appendix A. Voyageurs National Park Legislation; Appendix B. Legislative Chronology for Voyageurs National Park, 1891-2001; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Voyageurs National Park chronicles the complex legal and political



campaign to found Minnesota's only national park. Fred Witzig's thoroughly documented and referenced research allows him to offer a detailed view of the unanticipated disappointments and defining moments of achievement that accompanied this complicated legislative battle, and focus on the individuals and groups who were instrumental in its establishment.