Vanishing America : In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes.
A mixture of travelogue and personal narrative, James Conaway's smart, informative essays offer an insightful depiction of his journeys between Washington, D.C., and Big Sur, California, as he tries to understand what has become of the places, people, and traditions that were once so precious b...
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| 505 | 0 | |a PROLOGUE: For As Long As It Lasts; PART I: Out West; Chapter 1: Big Sur; Chapter 2: The Arizona Strip; Chapter 3: Bisti; Chapter 4: The Wyoming Range; Chapter 5: Long Water; Chapter 6: West Slope; PART II: Back East; Chapter 7: New Orleans; Chapter 8: Dry Tortugas; Chapter 9: Cumberland Island; Chapter 10: God and Olmsted in Washington, D.C.; Chapter 11: Nantucket; Chapter 12: Up in Maine; PART III: Ghosts; Chapter 13: Old Dominion; Chapter 14: Buffalo Commons; Chapter 15: Glacier; Chapter 16: Escalante; Chapter 17: Napa, Manifest Destination; Chapter 18: The State of Utopia. | |
| 520 | |a A mixture of travelogue and personal narrative, James Conaway's smart, informative essays offer an insightful depiction of his journeys between Washington, D.C., and Big Sur, California, as he tries to understand what has become of the places, people, and traditions that were once so precious but have now been irreparably changed. Incorporating the voices of cowboys, real estate agents, activists, and many others, he raises vital questions about the merits of sprawling development and the ever-increasing use of resources in the name of?progress." He urges us to consider the value of pres. | ||
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