Selling Yellowstone : Capitalism and the Construction of Nature / Mark Daniel Barringer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barringer, Mark Daniel, 1962- author.

Series:

Development of western resources.

Development of Western Resources Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Concessions (Amusements, etc.)--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Concessions (Amusements, etc.).

Resort development--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Resort development.

Land use--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Land use.

Capitalism--Social aspects--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Capitalism.

Capitalism--Environmental aspects--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Nature--Effect of human beings on--Yellowstone National Park--History.

Nature.

Yellowstone National Park--History.

Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone National Park--Economic conditions.

Yellowstone National Park--Environmental conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (262 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2002]

Summary:

"For as long as they have existed, the national parks have been the scene of some of the most intensive commercial activity in the American West. Selling Yellowstone recounts the story of such activities in our oldest park from the 1870s through the 1960s. It is the first book to examine critically the role of business in the development of America's national parks, demonstrating how profit-driven entrepreneurs shaped the physical landscape of what is generally perceived as unaltered wilderness."--Jacket.

"For over a century, Yellowstone National Park has been a monument to America's wilderness. But long before flames swept through Yellowstone in 1988, the natural wildness of the park was being encroached upon as it became one of our nation's most commodified pieces of real estate."

Contents:

Preface

Introduction

Beginnings

Harry's grand tour

Transitions

Defending the empire

Photo gallery

The coming crisis

Mission 66

Collapse

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Barringer, Mark Daniel Selling Yellowstone

ISBN:

9780700638376

OCLC:

1450607347