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Death Valley National Park: A History
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Paperback. The story of how this extraordinary desert became one of America s greatest national parks" Num Pages: 216 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RGBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
The first comprehensive study of the park, past and present, Death Valley National Park probes the environmental and human history of this most astonishing desert. Established as a national monument in 1933, Death Valley was an anomaly within the national park system. Though many who knew this landscape were convinced that its stark beauty should be preserved, to do so required a reconceptualisation of what a park consists of, grassroots and national support for its creation, and a long and difficult political struggle to secure congressional sanction. This history begins with a discussion of the physical setting, its geography and ... Read more
The first comprehensive study of the park, past and present, Death Valley National Park probes the environmental and human history of this most astonishing desert. Established as a national monument in 1933, Death Valley was an anomaly within the national park system. Though many who knew this landscape were convinced that its stark beauty should be preserved, to do so required a reconceptualisation of what a park consists of, grassroots and national support for its creation, and a long and difficult political struggle to secure congressional sanction. This history begins with a discussion of the physical setting, its geography and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874179255
SKU
V9780874179255
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The late Hal K. Rothman (1958–2007) was Distinguished Professor of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA. Char Miller is W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, USA.
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