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Five Old Men of Yellowstone: The Rise of Interpretation in the First National
Stephen G Biddulph
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Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BGTA; HBJK; RN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 499.
Yellowstone has undergone a number of transitions in the 140 years since its national park designation in 1872. The period from the late 1930s to the early 1970s marked one of the most significant as the Park Service shifted focus from mere public recreation to interpretation and education. The vast wilderness and numerous awe-inspiring natural spectacles of the park became less objects of passive enjoyment and more subjects to be engaged, interpreted, and understood by visitors. The park was transformed from a playground into a classroom where active learning processes could take place. Charged with instituting these interpretive interactions were ... Read more
Yellowstone has undergone a number of transitions in the 140 years since its national park designation in 1872. The period from the late 1930s to the early 1970s marked one of the most significant as the Park Service shifted focus from mere public recreation to interpretation and education. The vast wilderness and numerous awe-inspiring natural spectacles of the park became less objects of passive enjoyment and more subjects to be engaged, interpreted, and understood by visitors. The park was transformed from a playground into a classroom where active learning processes could take place. Charged with instituting these interpretive interactions were ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Utah Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Salt Lake City, United States
ISBN
9781607812463
SKU
V9781607812463
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Ref
99-15
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