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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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781496220776
- ISBN: 1496220773
- Physical Description: xix, 242 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | 363.6809 DRABELLE 2021 | 39851001646083 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
Dennis Drabelle is a writer and former attorney. During the 1970s he was an attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of the Interior and counsel to the assistant secretary of the interior for fish and wildlife and parks. Drabelle was a contributing editor of the Washington Post Book World for more than thirty years. His books include Mile High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock Lode and The Great American Railroad War: How Ambrose Bierce and Frank Norris Took on the Notorious Central Pacific Railroad. His articles on the environment and national parks have appeared in Outside, Smithsonian, Sierra, Wilderness, Backpacker, and many other magazines.