Making Rocky Mountain National Park: The Environmental History of an American Treasure

Making Rocky Mountain National Park: The Environmental History of an American Treasure
ISBN-10
0700619321
ISBN-13
9780700619320
Category
History
Pages
253
Language
English
Published
2013
Author
Jerry J. Frank

Description

"Challenging the view that national parks are sanctuaries separate from human-built society, Frank's environmental history of Colorado's iconic Rocky Mountain National Park reveals how nature was constructed to accommodate consumerism yet still plays an unplanned role in visitors' experiences. The reader learns not only what changes were made but also why they occurred, with much of the park's history understandable as a contest between tourism and ecology vying to impose their competing models"--

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