The Story of Our National Monuments ...
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Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Monuments, U.S. |
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Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1920 |
Genre | : Monuments, U.S. |
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Author | : Q. T. Luong |
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Total Pages | : 308 |
Release | : 2021-09-25 |
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ISBN | : 9781733576079 |
From the north woods of Maine to the cactus-filled deserts of Arizona, America's national monuments include vast lands rivaling the national parks in beauty, diversity, and historical heritage. These critically important landscapes, mostly under the Bureau of Land Management supervision, are often under the radar with limited visitor information available yet offer considerable opportunities for solitude and adventure compared to bustling national parks. The Antiquities Act of 1906 gave Presidents the authority to proclaim national monuments as an expedited way to protect areas of natural or cultural significance. Since then, 16 Presidents have used the Antiquities Act to preserve some of America's most treasured public lands and waters. In 2017, an unprecedented Executive Order was issued questioning these designations by calling for the review of 27 national monuments across 11 states and two oceans, opening the threat of development to vulnerable and irreplaceable natural resources. Our National Monuments introduces these spectacular and unique landscapes, in the first book of its kind. Accompanying the collection of scenic photographs is an invaluable guide including maps of each national monument with carefully selected attractions identified and described based on the author's wide-ranging explorations. Our National Monuments invites readers to experience for themselves these lands and learn about the people and cultures who came before, and to whom these lands are still sacred places. QT Luong is one of the most prolific photographers working in America's public lands and the author of Treasured Lands, the best-selling and acclaimed photography book about the national parks. Combining hundreds of his sumptuously printed photographs with essays from citizen conservation associations caring for these national treasures; including a foreword by former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and photographs of marine national monuments from Ansel Adams award-winning photographer Ian Shive, the comprehensive portrayals of Our National Monuments help readers understand how these essential landscapes are preserving America's past and shaping its future.
Author | : Denise D. Meringolo |
Publisher | : Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1558499407 |
The rapid expansion of the field of public history since the 1970s has led many to believe that it is a relatively new profession. In this book, Denise D. Meringolo shows that the roots of public history actually reach back to the nineteenth century, when the federal government entered into the work of collecting and preserving the nation's natural and cultural resources. Yet it was not until the emergence of the education-oriented National Park Service history program in the 1920s and 1930s that public history found an institutional home. Even then, tensions between administrators in Washington and practitioners on the ground at National Parks, monuments, and museums continued to redefine the scope and substance of the field. The process of definition persists to this day as public historians establish a growing presence in major universities throughout the United States and abroad. Book jacket.
Author | : Eleanor H. Ayer |
Publisher | : Turtleback Books |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1992 |
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ISBN | : 9780785742890 |
Discusses the history, creators, and symbolism of our national monuments, both constructed and natural.
Author | : Tim Schmig |
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Total Pages | : 48 |
Release | : 2017-09-18 |
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ISBN | : 9781974038657 |
Use this book as your own personal guide to discovering the rich heritage found very plainly in our national monuments. This little book is powerful because it lets our national monuments in Washington, D.C. speak for themselves.
Author | : Erin McHugh |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2019-04-02 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0762494719 |
Calling all Junior Rangers! This fun-filled guide explores the wonders and weirdness of more than 75 U.S. parks, monuments, and landmarks, from Acadia to Zion. From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, from Gettysburg National Battlefield to Mount Rushmore, National Parks is the only kid-friendly, family-oriented book that covers all of the 60 U.S. national parks, plus other famous monuments and landmarks. With a lively text and hundreds of color illustrations and photographs throughout, this updated edition offers fascinating, memorable information on every aspect of the parks, such as the history, geography, natural wonders, native wildlife and birds, and unique features that make each park special. Organized alphabetically by state, National Parks takes readers on a whirlwind trip to 75 locations, including Denali National Park, Hot Springs National Park, Everglades National Park, Fort McHenry, White Mountain National Forest, Ellis Island, the Blue Ridge Parkway, Zion National Park, Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, Mt. Hood National Forest, and many more.
Author | : Brad Lyons |
Publisher | : Chalice Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2020-04-28 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0827200889 |
From the authors of America’s Holy Ground: 61 Faithful Reflections on Our National Parks. The National Park Service oversees more than the 61 national parks; monuments and historic sites mark where important events in America’s story occurred, protect unique natural landmarks, and remember those who changed history. Brad Lyons and Bruce Barkhauer help you consider how your faith and values are reflected in those treasured places. America’s Holy Sites: 50 Faithful Reflections on Our National Monuments and Historic Landmarks visits an NPS site in each state, considering a unique trait of each place and connecting it to your own life. Courage, mercy, leadership, liberty – these are just a few of the themes you’ll explore on this unique journey. A scripture verse and a trio of questions take your experience deeper.
Author | : Kirk Savage |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2011-07-11 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0520271335 |
Traces the history of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., discussing its plan and structures, and considering how the concept of memorials and memorial space has changed since the nineteenth century.
Author | : Hal Rothman |
Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780252015489 |
Author | : United States. National Park Service |
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Total Pages | : 90 |
Release | : 1926 |
Genre | : National monuments |
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