Vanishing America
Subtitle: In Pursuit of Our Elusive Landscapes
Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard
Published: September 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781593761288
Subjects: Travel & holiday guides; Literary Collections; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literature: Classics; USA; Essays; United States - General; Literary Collections / Essays; Landscape; Landscape changes; Landscape protection; Social aspects; United States
Description: A cross-country travelogue of some of America's most threatened lands and institutions identifies the people, places, and traditions that are being challenged by social and physical changes, in an account that addresses the dilemma of cultural preservation in a country that has become dependent on growth and prosperity.