Runte, Alfred
National Parks: The American Experience
- ISBN 13:
- 9781493061822
- author:
- Runte, Alfred
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- The Lyons Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 23.1 x 15.2 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Science, Nature, Natural Resources,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
This fifth edition of National Parks: The American Experience continues the story of how Americans invented and expanded the concept of national parks. Renowned historian Alfred Runte, adviser to the Ken Burns Emmy Award-winning documentary "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," explores the meaning and management of these treasured lands.
With period photographs and twelve pages of color paintings, this book offers a stirring look into the lands that define America, from Yosemite and Yellowstone to wilderness Alaska. Runte examines how we got our parks and looks to the future, highlighting the challenges that remain in preserving them.
This history advises on whether "we the people" are still up to the task of cherishing national unity through our commitment to the parks. A new epilogue adds a timely perspective to this engaging narrative.
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