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Yellowstone: The Creation and Selling of an American Landscape, 1870-1903 Paperback - 1999
by Christopher J. Magoc
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- Title Yellowstone: The Creation and Selling of an American Landscape, 1870-1903
- Author Christopher J. Magoc
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 266
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.
- Date 1999-11
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780826321206 / 0826321208
- Weight 0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
- Dimensions 9.24 x 6.2 x 0.69 in (23.47 x 15.75 x 1.75 cm)
- Reading level 1550
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-58035
- Dewey Decimal Code 978.752
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Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press ; Helena : Montana Historical Society Press, 1999. First Edition. Paperback. This history explores the conflicted creation of Yellowstone National Park in late nineteenth-century America. The author examines the American myths and late-Victorian values behind the movement both to preserve the Yellowstone wilderness and to extract its natural resources. He introduces the tastemakers, stewards, financiers, and boosters who jockeyed to protect the wilderness, commodify the scenery, and exploit valuable natural resources. The major cultural and economic force in the Yellowstone story was the Northern Pacific Railroad. To increase its passenger and freight traffic, the Northern Pacific simultaneously invested in tourist facilities, promoted the consumption of the scenery, and encouraged the harvesting of raw materials. Park defenders successfully battled hunters and miners within Yellowstone boundaries, but they challenged neither park tourism nor nearby…
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