An American idea : the making of the National Parks / Kim Heacox ; foreword by Jimmy Carter.

Our national parks embody a deep, almost sacred relationship with the land. Heacox introduces the colorful characters who played key roles in creating these uniquely American sanctuaries, and traces their powerful visions of nature and nation, from transcendentalism to Manifest Destiny to today's pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Heacox, Kim
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, 2009, ©2001.
Subjects:	National parks and reserves > United States > History. Nature conservation > United States > History.
Physical Description:	191 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Format:	Book

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