Big Bend National Park : Mexico, the United States, and a borderland ecosystem / Michael Welsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welsh, Michael E., author.

Series:

America's National Parks

America's national parks series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mexican-American Border Region--History.

Mexican-American Border Region.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Reno, Nevada : University of Nevada Press, [2021]

Summary:

"Big Bend National Park: Mexico, the United States, and a Borderland Ecosystem is the story of binational cooperation along the Rio Grande/Río Bravo corridor. Audiences in Mexico and the United States may find compelling the description of public and private efforts to create a unique memorial to friendship, even as it reveals how often cultural differences get in the way"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Once there was only a river : the cultural landscape of the Big Bend

Saving the last frontier : the Big Bend Park Initiative

Science comes to a wild land

Dreaming of a park for peace

The river becomes a border : Big Bend in an age of unity and change

Guardians or warriors? rangers in the Cold War years

An old tale for a new time : ghosts, dreams, and walls.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781948908832

1948908832

OCLC:

1226072687