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July 26, 2006 | |
9780295986067 | |
English | |
288 | |
30 illus. | |
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Paperback / softback | |
February 11, 2010 | |
9780295990217 | |
English | |
288 | |
30 illus. | |
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Windshield Wilderness
Cars, Roads, and Nature in Washington's National Parks
With a lively style and striking illustrations, Louter traces the history of Washington State's national parks — Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades — to illustrate shifting ideas of wilderness as scenic, as roadless, and as ecological reserve. He reminds us that we cannot understand national parks without recognizing that cars have been central to how people experience and interpret their meaning, and especially how they perceive them as wild places.
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Reviews
"This is a fine, thoughtful book, one that connects the reader to familiar experiences in provocative ways. Excellent maps and photographs provide a means of relating the narrative to park landscapes. Louter demonstrates a thorough command of the relevant literature."—Pacific Northwest Quarterly
"A fascinating story of how the National Park Service managed to accommodate changing and contradictory ideas about the ideal relationship between nature and cars."—Technology and Culture
"Louter reminds us of the contingency and complexity of 'wilderness,' and moves us beyond the simplistic 'frontier Eden' critiques which have limited our understanding of this surprisingly malleable concept."—Journal of the West
"Windshield Wilderness. . . .is well-documented and includes an excellent bibliography. . . Anyone interested in the literature of the United States' conservation movement will profit from reading this book."—Columbia
"Scholars will certainly benefit from the precision of Louter's discussions, and readers interested in the intersection between bureaucracy, environment, and wilderness advocacy will find this book invaluable."—Oregon Historical Quarterly
Endorsements
"In this compelling book David Louter takes a seeming oxymoron-a windshield wilderness, a wild area seen from a car on an expensive and carefully engineered road-and uses it as an avenue for understanding the evolution of national parks."—Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Stanford University
"David Louter's Windshield Wilderness considerably advances our understanding of the relationship between the coming of modernity in the shape of the automobile and the idea of wilderness. Gracefully crafted and exquisitely argued, it is a marvelous addition to the literature of Western, environmental, and national park history."—Hal Rothman, Distinguished Professor of History, University of Nevada at Las Vegas
"Windshield Wilderness tackles an issue of great significance, both in terms of historical inquiry and contemporary public policy. If adopted by managers of reserves, its ideas and proposals could influence the direction of current park policy."—Peter Blodgett, Curator of Western Historical Manuscripts, Huntington Library
"David Louter is the beginning of a new generation of national park historians. His lively style draws me from page to page."—John Reynolds, former Deputy Director, National Park Service
Hardback | |
July 26, 2006 | |
9780295986067 | |
English | |
288 | |
30 illus. | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
1.22 Pounds (US) | |
$95.00 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Paperback / softback | |
February 11, 2010 | |
9780295990217 | |
English | |
288 | |
30 illus. | |
9.00 Inches (US) | |
6.00 Inches (US) | |
.9 Pounds (US) | |
$24.95 USD, £18.99 GBP | |
v2.1 Reference | |
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