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Democracy's mountain : Longs Peak and the unfulfilled promises of America's national parks / Ruth M. Alexander.

Author/creator Alexander, Ruth M., 1954- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2023]
Descriptionxxi, 310 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Public lands history ; [volume 5]
Public lands history ; v. 5. ^A1463991
Contents Becoming a Place for Outdoor Adventure: Longs Peak from the Indigenous Era to 1915 -- The "King" of Rocky Mountain National Park, 1915-1925 -- The Agnes Vaille Tragedy and Its Aftermath -- Climbing and Vacationing in Economic Crisis and War -- Ambition and Access on Longs Peak, 1945-1960 -- Opening the Diamond in an Era of Reckoning -- Legends and Ethics in an Alpine Wonderland, 1970-2000 -- Climbers, National Parks, and a Twenty-First-Century Ethic of Care
Abstract "Narrates the social and environmental history of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park with a focus on climbing and hiking the summit. It offers a greater historical understanding to help mitigate and overcome the harms to this natural treasure" Provided by publisher.
General noteVolume information from publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022059276
ISBN9780806192673 hardcover
ISBN0806192674 hardcover
ISBN9780806192680 paperback
ISBN0806192682 paperback

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Joyner General Stacks F782 .L83 A54 2023 ✔ Available Place Hold