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Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks

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Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks - Spence, Mark David
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National parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, and Glacier preserve some of this country's most cherished wilderness landscapes. While visions of pristine, uninhabited nature led to the creation of these parks, they also inspired policies of Indian removal. By contrasting the native histories of these places with the links between Indian policy developments and preservationist efforts, this work examines the complex origins of the national parks and the troubling consequences of the American wilderness ideal. The first study to ...

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Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks 2000, Oxford University Press, USA

ISBN-13: 9780195142433

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Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks 1999, Oxford University Press, USA, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780195118827

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