Dayton Duncan

Seed of the Future: Yosemite and the Evolution of the National Park Idea

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It's now a given that Americans-and people the world over-would seek to preserve their sacred, special places. One hundred fifty years ago, however, it was definitely not a foregone conclusion that the awe-inspiring granite cliffs, astounding waterfalls, and sublime sequoias of Yosemite would be protected. This idea of preservation was the national park idea; an idea that started from a seed, a seed that was planted in Yosemite. It was through the efforts of people like James Mason Hutchings, Galen Clark, Frederick Law Olmsted, John Muir, and Theodore Roosevelt among others that the world learned of Yosemite, flocked to it, nearly destroyed i… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-930238-42-8
EAN: 9781930238428
Produktnummer: 15229644
Verlag: Yosemite Conservancy
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 224 S.
Masse: H25.4 cm x B21.7 cm x D2.0 cm 780 g
Gewicht: 780

Über den Autor

Dayton Duncan is an award-winning author and filmmaker who has served on the boards of the National Park Foundation, Student Conservation Association, and Conservation Lands Foundation. He wrote and produced the acclaimed PBS series The National Parks: America's Best Idea, among others. This is his twelfth book. He lives in Walpole, NH.