The Resource Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway
Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway
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The item Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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The item Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- A cross-country travelogue of some of America's most threatened lands and institutions identifies the people, places, and traditions that are being challenged by social and physical changes, in an account that addresses the dilemma of cultural preservation in a country that has become dependent on growth and prosperity
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue : for as long as it lasts
- Big Sur
- The Arizona Strip
- Bisti
- The Wyoming Range
- Long Water
- West Slope
- New Orleans
- Dry Tortugas
- Cumberland Island
- God and Olmsted in Washington, D.C.
- Nantucket
- Up in Maine
- Old Dominion
- Buffalo Commons
- Glacier
- Escalante
- Napa, manifest destination
- The state of utopia
- Isbn
- 9781593761288
- Label
- Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes
- Title
- Vanishing America
- Title remainder
- in pursuit of our elusive landscapes
- Statement of responsibility
- James Conaway
- Subject
-
- Conaway, James -- Travel -- United States
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Cultural property -- Protection -- United States
- Historic preservation
- Historic preservation -- United States
- Landscape changes
- Landscape changes -- United States
- Landscape protection
- Landscape protection -- United States
- Landscapes -- Social aspects
- Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States
- Conaway, James
- National characteristics, American
- National characteristics, American
- Since 1980
- Social conditions
- Travel
- United States
- United States -- Description and travel
- United States -- History, Local
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Local history
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A cross-country travelogue of some of America's most threatened lands and institutions identifies the people, places, and traditions that are being challenged by social and physical changes, in an account that addresses the dilemma of cultural preservation in a country that has become dependent on growth and prosperity
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conaway, James
- Dewey number
- 917.3/0492
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E169.Z83
- LC item number
- C66 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Conaway, James
- Conaway, James
- United States
- United States
- Landscape changes
- Landscapes
- Landscape protection
- Historic preservation
- Cultural property
- United States
- National characteristics, American
- Cultural property
- Historic preservation
- Landscape changes
- Landscape protection
- Landscapes
- National characteristics, American
- Social conditions
- Travel
- United States
- National characteristics, American
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Label
- Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway
- Link
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : for as long as it lasts -- Big Sur -- The Arizona Strip -- Bisti -- The Wyoming Range -- Long Water -- West Slope -- New Orleans -- Dry Tortugas -- Cumberland Island -- God and Olmsted in Washington, D.C. -- Nantucket -- Up in Maine -- Old Dominion -- Buffalo Commons -- Glacier -- Escalante -- Napa, manifest destination -- The state of utopia
- Control code
- ocm86117484
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9781593761288
- Lccn
- 2007010643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o86117484
- (OCoLC)86117484
- Label
- Vanishing America : in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway
- Link
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue : for as long as it lasts -- Big Sur -- The Arizona Strip -- Bisti -- The Wyoming Range -- Long Water -- West Slope -- New Orleans -- Dry Tortugas -- Cumberland Island -- God and Olmsted in Washington, D.C. -- Nantucket -- Up in Maine -- Old Dominion -- Buffalo Commons -- Glacier -- Escalante -- Napa, manifest destination -- The state of utopia
- Control code
- ocm86117484
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 275 pages
- Isbn
- 9781593761288
- Lccn
- 2007010643
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o86117484
- (OCoLC)86117484
Subject
- Conaway, James -- Travel -- United States
- Cultural property -- Protection
- Cultural property -- Protection -- United States
- Historic preservation
- Historic preservation -- United States
- Landscape changes
- Landscape changes -- United States
- Landscape protection
- Landscape protection -- United States
- Landscapes -- Social aspects
- Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States
- Conaway, James
- National characteristics, American
- National characteristics, American
- Since 1980
- Social conditions
- Travel
- United States
- United States -- Description and travel
- United States -- History, Local
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Local history
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