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Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Jonathan Foster
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Description for Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Paperback. A detailed analysis of America s first national recreation area " Series: America's National Parks Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWN; RG; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
This book examines the creation, characteristics, and tribulations of the first United States National Recreation Area. It also addresses the National Park Service’s historic role in managing reservoir-based recreation in a uniquely arid region. First named the Boulder Dam Recreation Area, this parkland was created in 1936 by a memorandum of agreement between the National Park Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Over the course of its existence, the area has served as a model for a subsequent system of National Recreation Areas. The area’s extreme popularity has, in combination with changing public attitudes regarding preservation and safety, presented ... Read more
This book examines the creation, characteristics, and tribulations of the first United States National Recreation Area. It also addresses the National Park Service’s historic role in managing reservoir-based recreation in a uniquely arid region. First named the Boulder Dam Recreation Area, this parkland was created in 1936 by a memorandum of agreement between the National Park Service and the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Over the course of its existence, the area has served as a model for a subsequent system of National Recreation Areas. The area’s extreme popularity has, in combination with changing public attitudes regarding preservation and safety, presented ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Series
America's National Parks Series
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9781943859153
SKU
V9781943859153
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Ref
99-15
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