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Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, this title places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. It examines specific national park policies and the historical contexts that shaped them.

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“Handsomely produced . . . Carr underscores the significance and enduring power of the landscape park model.”—Environmental History
“This intelligently crafted book demonstrates that during the 1920s and 30s landscape architects used planning as an effective means of protecting wilderness from the effects of automobile tourism. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice
“From the creation of Central Park in 1858 to the bison, wolf, and fire controversies of today, conservationists have been under constant scrutiny for the way that public lands are managed. . . . [Carr] speaks with eloquence and pride about the ongoing struggle to preserve the back countries.”—Mystic Montana

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      Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/1999
      ISBN13: 9780803263833, 978-0803263833
      ISBN10: 080326383X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tracing the history of landscape park design from British gardens up through the city park designs of Frederick Law Olmsted, this title places national park landscape architecture within a larger historical context. It examines specific national park policies and the historical contexts that shaped them.

      Trade Review
      “Handsomely produced . . . Carr underscores the significance and enduring power of the landscape park model.”—Environmental History
      “This intelligently crafted book demonstrates that during the 1920s and 30s landscape architects used planning as an effective means of protecting wilderness from the effects of automobile tourism. . . . Highly recommended.”—Choice
      “From the creation of Central Park in 1858 to the bison, wolf, and fire controversies of today, conservationists have been under constant scrutiny for the way that public lands are managed. . . . [Carr] speaks with eloquence and pride about the ongoing struggle to preserve the back countries.”—Mystic Montana

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