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America's public lands : from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond / Randall K. Wilson.

By: Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, c2014Description: xii, 320 pages : maps, illustrations, charts ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781442207974
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 333.10973 23
LOC classification:
  • HD216 .W48 2014
Contents:
Introduction : why public lands? -- Building the national commons -- Disposing the public domain : from commons to commodity -- A public land system emerges -- National parks -- National forests -- National wildlife refuges -- Bureau of Land Management lands -- National Wilderness Preservation System : wild and scenic rivers and national scenic trails -- Parting thoughts -- Appendix A : major U.S. public land laws and other key turning points -- Appendix B : units within the National Park System.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : why public lands? -- Building the national commons -- Disposing the public domain : from commons to commodity -- A public land system emerges -- National parks -- National forests -- National wildlife refuges -- Bureau of Land Management lands -- National Wilderness Preservation System : wild and scenic rivers and national scenic trails -- Parting thoughts -- Appendix A : major U.S. public land laws and other key turning points -- Appendix B : units within the National Park System.

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