The national parks America's best idea : an illustrated history
In this evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative, Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan delve into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 of the valley that would become Yosemite and the creation of the world's first national park at Yellowstone in 1872, through th...
| Main Author: | Duncan, Dayton. |
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| Other Authors: | Burns, Ken, 1953- |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface: A treasure house of nature's superlatives
- The scripture of nature
- Homeland : an interview with Gerard Baker
- For the benefit of the people
- Transcendence : an interview with Shelton Johnson
- Empire of grandeur
- Stories of discovery : an interview with Nevada Barr
- Going home
- Redefining beauty : an interview with Paul Schullery
- Great nature
- Democracy at its best : an interview with Juanita Greene
- The morning of creation
- This is what we loved : an interview with Terry Tempest Williams
- Essay: The best day.