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Author: Yale University. Library. Yale Collection of Western Americana
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Category : West (U.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 642

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Author: Lyman Horace Weeks
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Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Author: Lary M. Dilsaver
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ISBN: 9781938086465
Category : Desert conservation
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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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

Author: Colorado
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Category : Mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428949801
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Languages : en
Pages : 49

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Author: George Graham Rice
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 374

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Author: Amory B. Lovins
Publisher: Earthscan
ISBN: 9781844071944
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 340

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Enough about the oil problem. Here?s the solution.Over a few decades, starting now, a vibrant US economy (then others) can completely phase out oil. This will save a net $70 billion a year, revitalize key industries and rural America, create a million jobs, and enhance security.Here?s the roadmap ? independent, peer-reviewed, co-sponsored by the Pentagon ? for the transition beyond oil, led by business and profit.

Author: United States. Federal Trade Commission
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Category : Competition, Unfair
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Category : Public service employment
Languages : en
Pages : 688

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Author: Kenneth Alan Osgood
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ISBN: 9780813049083
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Explores the relationship between race and the rise of conservativism in America and the political setbacks that remained in the way of attempts to remedy oppression and discrimination.