America's National Monuments by Hal Rothman
By examining the history of the national monuments, from the passage of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to the present, this book traces the evolution of federal preservation. The author shows how laws, policies, personalities, personal and bureaucratic rivalries have affected preservation efforts.
Hal K. Rothman is a leading historian of the American West, especially of the environment in the West. Holding the Ph.D. in American studies from the University of Texas, he teaches at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has served as editor of the journal Environmental History and has written many books and articles on western and environmental history. His book Devil's Bargains: Tourism in the Twentieth Century American West received the Western Writers of America's Spur Award for Best Contemporary Non-Fiction in 1999.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780700606726 |
| ISBN 10 | 0700606726 |
| Title | America's National Monuments |
| Author | Hal Rothman |
| Series | Development Of Western Resources |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University Press of Kansas |
| Year published | 1994-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
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