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The power of scenery : Frederick Law Olmsted and the origin of national parks / Dennis Drabelle.
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781496220776
- ISBN: 1496220773
- Physical Description: xix, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 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 -- Whiffs of sulfur -- The man who picked up stones running -- Saving gravel -- A shaky start -- Cleaning men -- Going out with two bangs -- The Olmsteds. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. History. Biographies. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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| Burlington Public Library | 363.6809 DRABELLE 2021 | 39851001646083 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe power of scenery : ‡bFrederick Law Olmsted and the origin of national parks / ‡cDennis Drabelle. |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aLincoln : ‡bUniversity of Nebraska Press, ‡c[2021] | |
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| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aYou 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 -- Whiffs of sulfur -- The man who picked up stones running -- Saving gravel -- A shaky start -- Cleaning men -- Going out with two bangs -- The Olmsteds. |
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| 651 | 0. | ‡aYellowstone National Park ‡xHistory. | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aNiagara Falls State Park (N.Y.) ‡xHistory. | |
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