Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park ServiceU of Nebraska Press, 1. jaan 1999 - 378 pages Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, Ethan Carr places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. Despite the difficulties now confronting the parks, their continued ability to attract millions of visitors suggests that their creators succeeded in presenting a captivating vision of a once-wild America. |
Contents
PART | 8 |
Chapter 2 | 55 |
PART | 95 |
Grand Canyon Village Historic District | 129 |
Chapter 4 | 139 |
GoingtotheSun Road Historic District | 181 |
Chapter 5 | 189 |
Mount Rainier National Park Historic District | 243 |
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