Isbn: 9781594858888 - prophets and moguls, rangers, and rogues, bison and bears: 100 years of the national park service (18 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. *DOWNLOAD the foreword from Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director of the National Parks Service* - Celebrates the dedicated men and women of our National Park Service (NPS) who have safeguarded the nation's natural legacy for 100 years - 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the creation of the National Park Service - 125 images including many archival photos Anyone who has stood beneath a redwood, neck craned to see its top rising far above; or who has heard ghostly whispers of residents long-past among the burnt-red cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde; or who has climbed the stairs to gaze out from the Statue of Liberty's crown, would agree that our National Park system is a source of pride and wonder. But 100 years ago, creating a bureau to administer America's vast and diverse parks was a concept requiring great debate and persuasion. The story of the National Park Service is the story of people who fought for the protection of the places that have helped to define our national identity, those places we now hold dear--from the blue hazy mist that hangs over Great Smokey Mountains National Park to the spouting geysers of Yellowstone to the thick, steamy waterways of the Everglades. The NPS founders were the architects of our family vacations, the inventors of icons with worldwide appeal. They battled progress, which often masked greed and ignorance, and their story continues with those who molded and grew the NPS through a flu pandemic, the Great Depression, World Wars, and beyond. Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bison and Bears is the engaging and accessible story of the NPS that brings to life its history and characters. The result of extensive research, dozens of interviews with Park Service employees, and the author's own experiences at park units she visited all over the country, it's a highly readable history that connects the dots of past to present and will remind readers of the vast array of public assets administered by the NPS--resources which offer something for everyone and also need every citizen's support. Mountaineers Books is proud to support the work of the National Park Foundation.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Sehr gut. 350 p., Ill. Das Exemplar ist in tadellosem Zustand und neuwertig. / The copy is in mint condition and as good as new. -- CONTENTS -- Map of the National Park System -- Foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: 1872-1916 -- 1. Whose Idea Was It? -- 2. Prophets of Outdoordom -- 3. All Aboard! -- 4. Who's in Charge? -- 5. Dam Hetch Hetchy! -- 6. Stephen Mather Goes to Washington -- 7. Playing Monopoly -- 8. Mr. Albright, Telephone. -- PART II: 1916-1939 -- 9. Spare No Expense, But Keep It Simple -- 10. Parks During World War I: "Don't Let the Bastards Graze!" -- 11. If a Bear Is in a Hotel, Send a Ranger -- 12. For the Good of the Game -- 13. Livin' in the Garden of Eden. -- 14. Tree Army. -- 15. The Realization Is Coming. -- PART III: 1940-1979 -- 16. Parks During World War II: A Nation Worth Fighting For -- 17. An Investment in Good Citizenship. -- 18. Those Wild Sixties -- 19. The Mood of Wild America -- 20. Parkscape USA -- 21. "Park Barrel" Politics -- 22. Civilized Off the Face of the Earth -- PART IV: 1980-2016 -- 23. Wildernesses at Your Feet -- 24. Keeper of National Memory. -- 25. We Differ as the Waves . s. -- 26. The Adventure of Seeing -- 27. Paid in Sunrises and Sunsets -- 28. The Everglades Is a Test -- 29. The Next Century of Greatness -- Parks through Time -- Appendix -- Photo Credits -- Resources -- Index. ISBN 9781594858888 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 878. …

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