Bibliograph

Vanishing America, in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway

Type

Label

Vanishing America, in pursuit of our elusive landscapes, James Conaway

Language

eng

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Vanishing America

Oclc number

86117484

Responsibility statement

James Conaway

Sub title

in pursuit of our elusive landscapes

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

Table Of 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

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