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This Grand and Magnificent Place
The Wilderness Heritage of the White Mountains
Christopher Johnson
University of New Hampshire Press
University Press of New England
Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments • Exploring and Settling the White Mountain Wilderness, 1600–1820 • Abenaki Homeland, European Wilderness, and Early Exploration
• First Settlers and the Taming of the Wilderness
• Transforming Attitudes toward Wilderness, 1820-1900
• Ethan Allen Crawford and the Wilderness Experience • The Artist Who Redeemed the Wilderness
• Writers and the Search for Meaning in Wilderness • White Mountain Art and the Domestication of Wilderness
• The Resort Hotels: Luxury at the Edge of Wilderness
• Hiking Clubs and a Wilderness Renaissance
• New Policies toward Wilderness, 1900-2005 • The Weeks Act and Its Impact • Outdoor Recreation and the Birth of a Wilderness Constituency
• Toward Wilderness Preservation: The Development of a Philosophy • Preserving the White Mountain Wilderness • Notes • Bibliography • Index
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