Vanishing America
In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes
[Emeryville, Calif.] : Shoemaker & Hoard, [2007]
Format: Book
Description: 275 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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 preservation in our growth-driven culture, as well as the ramifications of prosperity on the places important to our national identity.
Contents:
Prologue : for as long as it lasts -- Big Sur -- The Arizona Strip -- Bisti -- The Wyoming Range -- Long Water -- West Slope -- New Orleans -- Dry Tortugas -- Cumberland Island -- God and Olmsted in Washington, D.C. -- Nantucket -- Up in Maine -- Old Dominion -- Buffalo Commons -- Glacier -- Escalante -- Napa, manifest destination -- The state of utopia.
Subjects:
Conaway, James -- Travel -- United States.
Landscape changes -- United States.
Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States.
Landscape protection -- United States.
Historic preservation -- United States.
Cultural property -- Protection -- United States.
National characteristics, American.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- History, Local.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
Conaway, James -- Travel -- United States.
Landscape changes -- United States.
Landscapes -- Social aspects -- United States.
Landscape protection -- United States.
Historic preservation -- United States.
Cultural property -- Protection -- United States.
National characteristics, American.
United States -- Description and travel.
United States -- History, Local.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
ISBN:
9781593761288
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
TRAVEL North Am. US Con | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |