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Saved in time : the fight to establish Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Colorado / Estella B. Leopold and Herbert W. Meyer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leopold, Estella B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fossils--Colorado--Florissant Region--History.
- Fossils.
- Nature conservation--Colorado--Florissant Region--History.
- Nature conservation.
- Environmental protection--Colorado--Florissant Region--History.
- Environmental protection.
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.)--History.
- Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (Colo.).
- Defenders of Florissant, Inc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Reads like a mystery thriller wherein a handful of committed environmentalists forestall the destruction of America's premier fossil beds. Brings to mind John Nichols's The Milagro Beanfield War and Edward Abbey's The Monkey Wrench Gang. It is a true story with a happy ending (unless you're a real estate developer)."-Jack Loeffler, author of Adventures with Ed: A Portrait of Abbey
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Unearthing Wonders; 2: Geologic Book Burning or Preservation?; 3: The Developers Want Florissant; 4: Fossils Go to Court; 5: Victory-in Court and in Congress; COLOR PLATES; 6: The National Park Service Steps In; 7: Beyond Florissant; Appendix: An Epoch Sealed in Stone: A Guide to Florissant's Ancient Life and Fossils; Notes; Suggested Reading; Dramatis Personae; Index; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613883667
- 9781283571210
- 1283571218
- 9780826352378
- 0826352375
- OCLC:
- 810931710
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