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Languages : en
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Correct an Error in Act Establishing the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park, as Amended. June 16 (legislative Day, June 15), 1948. -- Ordered to be Printed
Author: Report
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 2014
Book Description
Establishing the Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. March 17 (legislative Day, February 19), 1947. -- Ordered to be Printed
Author: Amending the Act of March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 78) Relating to the Establishment of the De Soto National Memorial in the State of Florida. July 5 (legislative Day, July 1), 1950. -- Ordered to be Printed
Author: Amending the Act Entitled "An Act To Establish a Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital" to Provide for the Construction of Such Memorial by the Secretary of the Interior. June 7, 1960. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and Ordered to be Printed
Author: Amending the Act of June 6, 1924, as Amended, Relating to the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. June 18 (legislative Day, June 10), 1952. -- Ordered to be Printed
Author: To Amend the Act Entitled "An Act To Establish a Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital" To Provide for the Construction of Such Memorial by the Secretary of the Interior
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
Amending the Act Entitled "An Act to Establish a Memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital" to Provide for the Construction of Such Memorial by the Secretary of the Interior
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House AdministrationPublisher:
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Category : Memorials
Languages : en
Pages : 4
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Our Documents
Author: The National ArchivesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198042272
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
Our Documents is a collection of 100 documents that the staff of the National Archives has judged most important to the development of the United States. The entry for each document includes a short introduction, a facsimile, and a transcript of the document. Backmatter includes further reading, credits, and index. The book is part of the much larger Our Documents initiative sponsored by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), National History Day, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and the USA Freedom Corps.
Preserving the Desert
Author: Lary M. DilsaverPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938086465
Category : Desert conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
National parks are different from other federal lands in the United States. Beginning in 1872 with the establishment of Yellowstone, they were largely set aside to preserve for future generations the most spectacular and inspirational features of the country, seeking the best representative examples of major ecosystems such as Yosemite, geologic forms such as the Grand Canyon, archaeological sites such as Mesa Verde, and scenes of human events such as Gettysburg. But one type of habitat--the desert--fell short of that goal in American eyes until travel writers and the Automobile Age began to change that perception. As the Park Service began to explore the better-known Mojave and Colorado deserts of southern California during the 1920s for a possible desert park, many agency leaders still carried the same negative image of arid lands shared by many Americans--that they are hostile and largely useless. But one wealthy woman--Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, from Pasadena--came forward, believing in the value of the desert, and convinced President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a national monument that would protect the unique and iconic Joshua trees and other desert flora and fauna. Thus was Joshua Tree National Monument officially established in 1936, with the area later expanded in 1994 when it became Joshua Tree National Park. Since 1936, the National Park Service and a growing cadre of environmentalists and recreationalists have fought to block ongoing proposals from miners, ranchers, private landowners, and real estate developers who historically have refused to accept the idea that any desert is suitable for anything other than their consumptive activities. To their dismay, Joshua Tree National Park, even with its often-conflicting land uses, is more popular today than ever, serving more than one million visitors per year who find the desert to be a place worthy of respect and preservation. Distributed for George Thompson Publishing