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Death Valley National Park - A History (Paperback, New)
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Death Valley National Park - A History (Paperback, New)
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The first comprehensive study of the park, past and present, "Death
Valley National Park" probes the environmental and human history of
this most astonishing desert. Established as a national monument in
1933, Death Valley was an anomaly within the national park system.
Though many who knew this landscape were convinced that its stark
beauty should be preserved, to do so required a reconceptualization
of what a park consists of, grassroots and national support for its
creation, and a long and difficult political struggle to secure
congressional sanction.
This history begins with a discussion of the physical setting, its
geography and geology, and descriptions of the Timbisha, the first
peoples to inhabit this tough and dangerous landscape. In the
19th-century and early 20th century, new arrivals came to exploit
the mineral resources in the region and develop permanent
agricultural and resort settlements. Although Death Valley was
established as a National Monument in 1933, fear of the harsh
desert precluded widespread acceptance by both the visiting public
and its own administrative agency. As a result, Death Valley lacked
both support and resources. This volume details the many debates
over the park's size, conflicts between miners, farmers, the
military, and wilderness advocates, the treatment of the Timbisha,
and the impact of tourists on its cultural and natural resources.
In time, Death Valley came to be seen as one of the great natural
wonders of the United States, and was elevated to full national
park status in 1994. The history of Death Valley National Park
embodies the many tensions confronting American environmentalism.
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