Format:
Book
Title:
The national parks : America's best idea : an illustrated history / by Dayton Duncan ; with a preface by Ken Burns.
Author:
Duncan, Dayton.
Call Number:
333.783097 DUNCAN
Edition:
1st ed.
Publisher, Date:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
Description:
xix, 403 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Subjects:
United States. National Park Service -- History.
National parks and reserves -- United States -- History.
National parks and reserves -- United States -- History -- Pictorial works.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
Interviews -- United States.
United States -- History, Local.
United States -- History, Local -- Pictorial works.
Other Author:
Burns, Ken, 1953- National parks.
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.
ISBN:
0307268969
9780307268969