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Harvey Mark W. T (Mark William Thornton) |
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A symbol of wilderness [[electronic resource] ] : Echo Park and the American conservation movement / / Mark W.T. Harvey ; foreword by William Cronon |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2000 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (401 p.) |
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Collana |
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Weyerhaeuser environmental classics |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Nature conservation - United States - History - 20th century |
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Dinosaur National Monument (Colo. and Utah) History |
Echo Park Dam (Colo.) History |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1994. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Contents ""; ""Foreword - Wiliam Cronon""; ""Preface ""; ""Acknowledgments ""; ""1. The Peculiar Past of a National Monument ""; ""2. The Seeds of Controversy ""; ""3. Primeval Parks and the Wilderness Movement ""; ""4. ""A Mere Millpond"" ""; ""5. Searching for an Alternate Site ""; ""6. Wilderness for a New Generation ""; ""7. The Great Evaporation Controversy ""; ""8. The Politics of Preservation ""; ""9. A Symbol of Wilderness ""; ""10. Triumph for the Park System ""; ""11. Epilogue ""; ""Notes ""; ""Bibliography ""; ""Index "" |
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