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- ISBN
- 9780801855832
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-10
0801855837
ISBN-13
9780801855832
eBay Product ID (ePID)
319560
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
656 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Building the National Parks : the Historic Landscape Design and Construction
Subject
Landscape, Parks & Campgrounds
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Travel, Architecture
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.6 in
Item Weight
44.7 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
97-012664
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
''''In an era in which the National Park Service spends $600,000 to build a comfort station, this book attempts to explain the rationale for the agency's decisions on what structures to put where. As with almost every facet of park-making in the United States, the hand of the great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted can be seen in the built environment of the national parks.'' -- Washington Post, ""In an era in which the National Park Service spends $600,000 to build a comfort station, this book attempts to explain the rationale for the agency's decisions on what structures to put where. As with almost every facet of park-making in the United States, the hand of the great landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted can be seen in the built environment of the national parks." -- Washington Post, "Building the National Parks is a detailed, descriptive chronicle of the efforts of the nascent National Park Service to develop the parks in a harmonious fashion... The author provides useful and interesting sections on some of the landscape architects and designers who worked in the national parks." -- Robert Pavlik, California History Action
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
353.7/8
Synopsis
Since its founding in 1916, the National Park Service has been charged with two equally important and often conflicting missions: to preserve our country's natural wonders for future generations and to develop national parks for the appreciation and enjoyment of visitors. Recalling the era of the great lodges at Yellowstone and Yosemite, Building ......, The Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency, was founded in 1942 by William 'Wild Bill' Donovan under the direction of President Roosevelt, who realized the need to improve intelligence during wartime. A rigorous recruitment process enlisted agents from both the armed services and civilians to produce operational groups specializing in different foreign areas including Italy, Norway, Yugoslavia and China. At its peak in 1944, the number of men and women working in the service totaled nearly 13,500. This intriguing story of the origins and development of the American espionage forces covers all of the different departments involved, with a particular emphasis on the courageous teams operating in the field. The volume is illustrated with many photographs, including images from the film director John Ford who led the OSS Photographic Unit and parachuted into Burma in 1943., Since its founding in 1916, the National Park Service has been charged with two equally important and often conflicting missions: to preserve our country's natural wonders for future generations and to develop national parks for the appreciation and enjoyment of visitors. Recalling the era of the great lodges at Yellowstone and Yosemite, Building the National Parks tells the story of how the new bureau's landscape designers, architects, and engineers met each of these challenges, forging a rich legacy of buildings, roads, and trails that both harmonized with the natural scenery and accommodated visitors to the parks. Their achievements-detailed for the first time here-have greatly influenced the design of state and local parks and other recreational areas across the United States. Planners realized the twin goals of accessibility and preservation by developing a distinctive style of naturalistic design. Rooted in the nineteenth-century rustic gardening tradition popularized in the United States by Frederick Law Olmsted and Andrew Jackson Downing, this style emphasized scenic views, variations in topography, and natural features such as vegetation, streams, and rock outcroppings. During the formative years of the National Park Service-from 1916 to 1942 and particularly through the public works projects of the New Deal-dozens of projects were completed in such parks as the Grand Canyon, Crater Lake, Mount Rainier, Acadia, Carlsbad Cavern, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Yosemite in the style that became inseparable from the natural identity of each park. Landscape architects and civil engineers provided safe and convenient access on roads that followed nature's contours and afforded stunning scenic vistas. Carefully planned networks of trails and overlooks aided the service in protecting the parks and also gave visitors access to otherwise hidden wonders. Lodging facilities and sites for camping and picnicking, as well as ranger stations and park museums, were fashioned from local materials with naturalistic or pioneer building techniques. McClelland's story of these early years, illustrated with 118 rare, archival photographs, is one of remarkable feats of engineering and consistently responsible stewardship. Concluding with a description of national park development since 1942, Building the National Parks records the lasting contributions of the National Park Service's designers and engineers.
LC Classification Number
SB482.A4M3 1998
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