Offered is a copy of YOSEMITE: THE EMBATTLED WILDERNESS by Alfred Runte, a paperback book with illustrations. See the details for more info.

This copy is in very good condition, though the cover has some shelf wear: light scuffing, the outer corners, particularly on the front show a little wear.

Let me know if you have any questions, or need clarification prior to making an offer. Thanks for considering this book!
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Product Identifiers
ISBN-10 0803289413
ISBN-13 9780803289413

Key Details
Author Alfred E. Runte, Alfred Runte
Number Of Pages 319 pages
Format Paperback
Publication Date 1993-01-01
Language English
Publisher University of Nebraska Press

Additional Details
Copyright Date 1990
Illustrated Yes

Dimensions
Weight 16 Oz
Height 1 In.
Width 6 In.
Length 9 In.

Target Audience
Group Trade

Classification Method
LCCN 89-035128
Dewey Decimal 508.794/47
Dewey Edition 20

Reviews
"A major work that has application beyond the Yosemite experience. Today, America's national parks are being destroyed by the unrestrained commercialism that Runte chronicles so effectively. His work is stimulating, thought-provoking, and valuable for its insights."-Nevada Historical Society Quarterly.

"A powerful and important book, a critical contribution to Yosemite historiography and ideology at a time when the politicizing of the National Park Service and the vast hordes of visitors pose genuine threats. . .to the natural environment of Yosemite."-Western American Literature.

"An angry book . . . firmly grounded in scholarship . . . . [and placing] in historical perspective the decisions that . . . [resulted in] overdevelopment and pollution. . . . Read the book. Get angry. Write your congressman!"-Southern California Quarterly.

"Runte focuses on the debate over the management of the natural resources of the park, deftly addressing delicate questions of the balance between preservation and use. . . . His work is alive, and even more than his fine research and clear writing, his passion accounts for the wide readership his work enjoys."-Environmental History Review.

"The history of Yosemite is symbolic of the environmental history of America itself. Those who read this fine study will come to understand that."-Utah Historical Quarterly.

"This analysis is applicable to every park, wilderness, and national treasure; it is a warning for every conservationist to be on guard against the pressures for development."-Naturalist Review.