Title: Windshield wilderness : cars, roads, and nature in Washington's national parks /
Authors: Louter, David.
Publisher: University of Washington Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: National parks and reserves Public use Washington (State); National parks and reserves Washington (State) Management.; Automobiles Environmental aspects Washington (State); Roads Environmental aspects Washington (State)
Abstract: David Louter explores the relationship between automobiles and national parks, and how together they have shaped our ideas of wilderness. He traces the history of Washington State's national parks--Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades--and considers what it means to view parks from the road and through a windshield. --From publisher's description.
Contents: Introduction : nature as we see it -- Glaciers and gasoline : Mount Rainier as a windshield wilderness -- The highway in nature : Mount Rainier and the National Park Service -- Wilderness with a view : Olympic and the new roadless park -- A road runs through it : a wilderness park for the North Cascades -- Wilderness threshold : North Cascades and a new concept of national parks.