The power of scenery : Frederick Law Olmsted and the origin of national parks / Dennis Drabelle.

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"The Power of Scenery tells the story of how America's national parks came to be, with Frederick Law Olmsted's insights and energy serving to link three jewels: Yosemite National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Niagara Falls State Park"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Drabelle, Dennis (Author)
Language:English
Published: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Olmsted, Frederick Law, > 1822-1903.
National parks and reserves > United States > History.
Conservationists > United States > Biography.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) > History.
Yellowstone National Park > History.
Niagara Falls State Park (N.Y.) > History.
United States > Environmental conditions > 19th century.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Conservationists.
Ecology.
National parks and reserves.
California > Yosemite National Park.
United States.
United States > Yellowstone National Park.
1800-1899
Biographies.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
History.
Physical Description:xix, 242 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Government Document Book

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