Natural Museums : U. S. National Parks, 1872-1916.
Mason, Kathy S.
Natural Museums : U. S. National Parks, 1872-1916. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (119 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION Before the National Park Service -- ONE Origins of an Idea: Hot Springs Reservation -- TWO A Worthless Wonderland: Yellowstone National Park -- THREE The "Gem of the Straits" Becomes a National Park: Mackinac Island -- FOUR Nature's Majestic Marvels: Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant -- FIVE Natural Gems or Inferior Parks? Wind Cave, Sullys Hill, and Platt -- SIX "That Future Generations May Know the Majesty of the Earth": The Establishment of the National Park Service, and Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780870139352
National parks and reserves--United States--History.
Electronic books.
SB482.A4 M265 2004
333.78/3/0973
Natural Museums : U. S. National Parks, 1872-1916. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (119 pages)
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION Before the National Park Service -- ONE Origins of an Idea: Hot Springs Reservation -- TWO A Worthless Wonderland: Yellowstone National Park -- THREE The "Gem of the Straits" Becomes a National Park: Mackinac Island -- FOUR Nature's Majestic Marvels: Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant -- FIVE Natural Gems or Inferior Parks? Wind Cave, Sullys Hill, and Platt -- SIX "That Future Generations May Know the Majesty of the Earth": The Establishment of the National Park Service, and Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780870139352
National parks and reserves--United States--History.
Electronic books.
SB482.A4 M265 2004
333.78/3/0973