Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Prominent Families of New York
Author: Lyman Horace WeeksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
History of Education in Iowa
Author: Clarence Ray AurnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years ...
Author: North Carolina. Department of Public InstructionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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Annual Report of the Public Schools of the City of Oakland for the Year Ending ...
Author: Oakland (Calif.). Board of EducationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Author: United States. National Archives and Records ServicePublisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
Emergency Conservation Work
Author: United States. Dept. of LaborPublisher:
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Category : Public works
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Huntington Family in America
Author: Huntington Family AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
Book Description
The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin
Author: Frederick Jackson TurnerPublisher: Burt Franklin
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
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