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Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness
Alfred Runte
This history of Yosemite follows it as the seat of controversy affecting the evolution of national parks, from its path-breaking establishment in 1864 as a grant to California, 1890 expansion into a national park, boundary reductions and loss of the Hetch Hetchy Valley, evolution of wildlife science, management practices threatening Yosemite Valley, and erosion of wilderness to the present day
352 pages, 9 Halftones, color; 44 Halftones, black and white; 1 Illustrations, black and white
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 15, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781493052066 |
| Publishers | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Pages | 352 |
| Dimensions | 178 × 252 × 21 mm · 612 g |
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