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Author:   John Jameson
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780292740426

ISBN 10:   0292740425
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   01 July 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"List of Illustrations Preface Prologue. A ""Fabulous Corner of the World"": An Introduction to Big Bend 1. The Campaign for Texas' First National Park 2. Texas Politics and the Park Movement, 1935-1944 3. A Park for the People from the People: Land Acquisition at Big Bend 4. Promoting a Park to ""Excel Yellowstone"": Publicity and Public Relations 5. From Dude Ranches to Haciendas: A Half-Century of Planning 6. The ""Predator Incubator"" and Other Controversies: Managing Natural Resources 7. ""The Ultimate 'Tex-Mex Project'"": Companion Parks on the Rio Grande 8. Life and Work in a Desert Wilderness: Visitor and Employee Experiences Epilogue. Big Bend at Fifty: Into the Twenty-first Century Notes Bibliography Index"

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The Story of Big Bend is worth the read for anyone wanting ot learn what lives within the park, both in scenery and species, and the efforts undertaken by those willing to fight for it. As any natural area, its story will outlive us. Perhaps that is why we keep returning to it.--Jessica Schneider Austin Cultural Events Examiner (11/02/2009)

<cite>The Story of Big Bend is worth the read for anyone wanting to learn what lives within the park, both in scenery and species, and the efforts undertaken by those willing to fight for it. As any natural area, its story will outlive us. Perhaps that is why we keep returning to it. -- Jessica Schneider Austin Cultural Events Examiner Jameson has a personal relationship with Big Bend, and his appreciation of the park will be apparent to even the casual reader. His work offers students of national parks a valuable case study of the often convoluted process by which such areas are established. More importantly, it affords park enthusiasts a glimpse into the lively historical and vital contemporary issues that contribute to their experience while visiting this jewel of the national park system. Environmental History

The Story of Big Bend is worth the read for anyone wanting to learn what lives within the park, both in scenery and species, and the efforts undertaken by those willing to fight for it. As any natural area, its story will outlive us. Perhaps that is why we keep returning to it. * Austin Cultural Events Examiner * Jameson has a personal relationship with Big Bend, and his appreciation of the park will be apparent to even the casual reader. His work offers students of national parks a valuable case study of the often convoluted process by which such areas are established. More importantly, it affords park enthusiasts a glimpse into the lively historical and vital contemporary issues that contribute to their experience while visiting this jewel of the national park system. * Environmental History *

Author Information

John Jameson is Professor of History at Kent State University. He has explored Big Bend since childhood.

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