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The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history

text The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history

Summary
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 ... Read more
Contents
Preface: Our best selves -- 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 grande... Read more
Format
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Description
xix, 403 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf 2009

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 333.78 DUN in Adult Non-fiction Available
Peninsula Community Library 333.78 DUN in Adult Available

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