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Big Basin Redwood Forest : California's Oldest State Park.

Title
Big Basin Redwood Forest : California's Oldest State Park.
Author
Bliss, Traci.
Publication
Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2021.

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Additional Authors
  • Rizzo-Martinez.
  • Mark G. Hylkema, Martin.
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Description
1 online resource.
Series Statement
Landmarks
Uniform Title
Landmarks.
Subject
  • Coast redwood > California
  • Redwood National Park (Calif.)
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Contents
  • Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword, by Martin Rizzo-Martínez and Mark Hylkema -- Preface -- Introduction, by Bonny Hawley -- Guide to Photo Acknowledgements -- 1. Ownership of Big Basin in the Nineteenth Century -- 2. Setting the Stage -- Stanford University: Vision and Expertise -- Santa Cruz County: Stewards and Community Involvement -- The Power of Political Accomplishment -- Santa Clara County Activists: Journalists and Jesuits -- 3. A New Era Begins -- 4. Building a Committed Coalition -- 5. Preservationists Swarm to Capital
  • 6. Unforeseen Obstacles -- How a Jesuit Priest Turns the Tide -- A Governor Who Believes in the Cause -- 7. Opened at Last but Catastrophe Looms -- Stanford Comes Through -- The Great Urban Disaster -- 8. Rape of the Redwoods -- 9. Stability at Last -- A Clean Sweep and a Sad Goodbye -- 10. The Last Campaign for the Mountain Redwoods -- The Final Push -- Permanent Protection -- Epilogue -- The Weekend Crowds of July 2020 -- The Role of Park Interpreter -- The Campfire Center -- The Ashes of 2020 -- Heroic Response to an Inconceivable Challenge -- A Dream Postponed
  • Innovation in the Midst of Catastrophe -- The Artifact that Survived the Inferno -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Appendices -- Original Owners of the Sioux Scrip Used to Purchase Big Basin Acres -- Big Basin Nature Museum & Research Center -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Authors
ISBN
  • 9781439673560
  • 143967356X
OCLC
om1208717029
Author
Bliss, Traci.
Title
Big Basin Redwood Forest : California's Oldest State Park.
Imprint
Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2021.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Series
Landmarks
Landmarks.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Added Author
Rizzo-Martinez.
Mark G. Hylkema, Martin.
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Print version: Bliss, Traci Big Basin Redwood Forest Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc.,c2021 9781467145046
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