Yosemite: The Promise of Wildness
Arriving shortly after Yosemite's centennial celebration, this work by Palmer (California's Threatened Environment: Restoring the Dream, Island Pr., 1993) is enhanced with large color photographs by Neill (By Nature's Design, LJ 12/93). A resident of the park since 1977, Neill brings to his photos an intimate familiarity with the subject, ranging from sweeping panoramas of the parklands to isolated close-ups that border on the abstract. Palmer's two essays focus on the unique nature of the landscape, the enormous pressures being placed upon this national treasure, and possible approaches for balancing resource preservation and visitor accommodation. A good companion to the National Geographic Society's Yosemite: An American Treasure (1990), this volume is recommended for all environmental and public collections.Tim Markus, Evergreen State Coll. Lib., Olympia, Wash.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.