An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks - Hardcover

Heacox, Kim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792279743 ISBN 13: 9780792279747

Publisher: National Geographic, 2001

Synopsis

Foreword by Jimmy Carter.

In An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks, Kim Heacox—winner of the Benjamin Franklin Nature Book Award, and twice winner of the Lowell Thomas Award for excellence in travel journalism—explores the development of our nation’s environmental consciousness. Heacox depicts the remarkable feats accomplished by dedicated people, from Lewis and Clark and Henry David Thoreau to John Muir and Teddy Roosevelt. Delving into original sources that date back to the 1600s, he pieces together an inspirational story peopled with such fascinating characters as young artist Thomas Moran, whose stunning landscapes of Yellowstone compelled Congress to deem it the first national park, and John Wesley Powell, the one-armed Civil War officer who first mapped the Grand Canyon.

Enhanced by a portfolio of Ansel Adam’s photography, commissioned in the 1940s by the Department of the Interior to bring the beauty of the parklands to greater public awareness, An American Idea: The Making of the National Parks is a literary and visual treasure. Through compelling text enriched with stunning photographs, maps, and paintings—many of which have never been seen—this volume gives three centuries of American history an original and unexpected twist.

About this title

About the Author:

Kim Heacox is a natural history writer and photographer. He is the author of ten books and frequent magazine articles, including Antarctica. His photography has appeared in National Geographic magazine, The New York Times, and Smithsonian.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Geographic
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0792279743
• ISBN 13: 9780792279747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 288