David Louter

Windshield Wilderness

Cars, Roads, and Nature in Washington's National Parks

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

New in Paperback--David Louter explores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. He traces the history of Washington State's national parks--Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades--and considers what it means to view parks from the road and through a windshield.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 162mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9780295986067
• ISBN-10: 0295986069
• Artikelnr.: 21086235

Autorenporträt

David Louter. Foreword by William Cronon

Inhaltsangabe

Maps
Foreword by William Cronon
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Nature as We See It
1. Glaciers and Gasoline: Mount Rainier as a Windshield Wilderness
2. The Highway in Nature: Mount Rainier and the National Park Service
3. Wilderness with a View: Olympic and the New Roadless Park
4. A Road Runs Through It: A Wilderness Park for the North Cascades
5. Wilderness Threshold: North Cascades and a New Concept of National Parks
Epilogue
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index