text The power of scenery : Frederick Law Olmsted and the origin of national parks
- Summary
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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"--
- Contents
- You can have the Arno -- Land of the free and home of the sublime -- The counterexample -- An idea in embryo -- The landscape reader -- How to sell a park bill -- In praise of diligent indolence -- The nervous promoter -- Contested ground -- Whiff... Read more
- Format
- text
- Description
- xix, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press 2021
| Library | Location | Status |
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| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 363.6 DRA in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 363.6 DRA in Adult Non-fiction | Reshelving |
Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903
National parks and reserves United States History
Conservationists United States Biography
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
NATURE / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) History
Yellowstone National Park History
Niagara Falls State Park (N.Y.) History
United States Environmental conditions 19th century