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Author : Christopher Johnson
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9781584654612
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book This Grand & Magnificent Place written by Christopher Johnson and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2006 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping environmental history of a quintessential American wilderness.
Author : Christopher Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781625345196
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)
Download or read book This Grand and Magnificent Place written by Christopher Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-07 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the complex story of New Hampshire's White Mountains, from the range's days as the majestic homeland of the Abenaki, first seen by English colonists four centuries ago, to its unassailable standing today as one of America's most beloved national forests, comprising 112,000 acres of protected wilderness. Christopher Johnson, an avid hiker intimately familiar with the White Mountains, achieves two important objectives in This Grand and Magnificent Place. He lovingly explores their rich ecological, political, economic, and cultural history and, more broadly, opens a panoramic window on the evolution of American attitudes and policies toward wilderness over time. Two competing visions of wilderness historically have coexisted in America: the instrumental, in which the wilderness is seen as a conglomeration of resources to be exploited for the benefit of entrepreneurs and consumers, and the aesthetic, in which the wilderness is appreciated for its natural beauty, the personal growth that it stimulates, the national pride it engenders, and the spiritual truth it offers. Johnson never loses sight of this fundamental dichotomy as he shares marvelous true tales of the first intrepid European settlers who "tamed" the Whites. He discusses Ethan Allen Crawford, the area's first innkeeper, the emergence of tourism, and America's love affair with the "wilderness experience"; and he explores tales of Thomas Cole, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and other renowned artists who immortalized these mountains in their works. He considers the coming of grand resort hotels--and the contemporaneous wilderness revival--in the late nineteenth century and the passing of the landmark 1911 Weeks Act, which was instrumental in preserving American wilderness in the face of development and threats of irreparable environmental damage. Johnson traces the perilous course of the twentieth-century movement toward wilderness preservation, which has successfully conserved the Whites, an extraordinary American treasure, for future generations. Finally, he poses thoughtful and essential questions regarding the destiny of this American wilderness, exploring the balance between maintaining its usefulness while conserving its glorious heritage. This skillful and accessible history will rivet general readers, students, and professionals interested in the history, culture, and politics of the White Mountains, as well as those fascinated by environmental history and wilderness protection everywhere.
Author : Angus M'Diarmid
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)
Download or read book Striking and Picturesque Delineations of the Grand, Beautiful, Wonderful, and Interesting Scenery Around Loch-Earn written by Angus M'Diarmid and published by . This book was released on 1816 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lucy Crawford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)
Download or read book The History of the White Mountains written by Lucy Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Christian Symons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)
Download or read book Life of the Rev. Daniel James Draper, Representative of the Australasian Conference, who was Lost in the “London”, January 11th, 1866 .. written by John Christian Symons and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : American Institute of Architects
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)
Download or read book Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects written by American Institute of Architects and published by . This book was released on 1906 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. for 1906/07 includes proceedings of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Institute.
Author : Julian Ralph
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)
Download or read book Harper's Chicago and the World's Fair written by Julian Ralph and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). National Convention
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)
Download or read book Journal of the ... National Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic written by Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). National Convention and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Bradshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bradshaw's illustrated hand-book for travellers in Belgium, on the Rhine, and through portions of Rhenish Prussia written by George Bradshaw and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Bradshaw
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)
Download or read book Bradshaw's Illustrated Hand-book for Belgium and the Rhine, and Portions of Rhenish Germany, Including Elsass and Lothringen; with a Ten Days' Tour in Holland. With Maps and Illustrations written by George Bradshaw and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
