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Yosemite : the Embattled Wilderness by Runte, Alfred, 1947- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Yosemite : the Embattled Wilderness about?

Chronicles The Struggle Between Proponents Of Preservation And Proponents Of Maximized Use That Has Been Going On Since 1864. Focuses On The Ideal Of Yosemite National Park As A National Sanctuary And The Reason Of That Ideal By Pressures For Greater Developement. Introduction -- The Incomparable Valley -- First Park -- Prophecy And Change -- National Park -- The Commission, The Cavalry, And The Natural Resource -- Losing Ground -- Changing The Guard -- University Of The Wilderness -- The Science Of Sanctuary -- Sanctuary On Trial -- The Science Of Sanctuary Redefined -- Self-interest And Environment -- Management Adrift -- Epilogue: Reassessment And Future. Alfred Runte. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.

Author

Runte, Alfred, 1947-

Publisher

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press

Published

1990

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803238947

Subjects

Science, Nature, History