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National parks : the American experience

"No institution is more symbolic of the conservation movement in the United States than the national parks. Although other approaches to conservation, such as the national forests, each have their own following, only the national parks have had both the individuality and uniqueness to fix an indelible image on the American mind. The components of that image are the subject of this volume. What follows, then, is an interpretative history; people, events, and legislation are treated only as they pertain to the idea of national parks"--Preface to the first edition.

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  • ""No institution is more symbolic of the conservation movement in the United States than the national parks. Although other approaches to conservation, such as the national forests, each have their own following, only the national parks have had both the individuality and uniqueness to fix an indelible image on the American mind. The components of that image are the subject of this volume. What follows, then, is an interpretative history; people, events, and legislation are treated only as they pertain to the idea of national parks"--Preface to the first edition."@en
  • "This broad survey of the development of the national parks in the United States begins with the thesis that the first parks were established not in the name of environmental protection, but rather out of a sense of nationalism. Park boundaries were often dictated by commercial interests, since the concept of the "ecosystem" didn't fully evolve until the twentieth century."@en

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