Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service

Carr, Ethan

Paperback (01 Oct 1999)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN:	9780803263833
Publisher:	Nebraska Paperback
Imprint:	University of Nebraska Press
Pub date:	01 Oct 1999
Language:	English
Number of pages:	378
Weight:	954g
Height:	213mm
Width:	279mm
Spine width:	25mm