Windshield Wilderness
Subtitle: Cars, Roads, and Nature in Washington's National Parks (Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books)
Contributors: William Cronon (Foreword)
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: August 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780295986067
Subjects: American studies; Conservation of the environment; Transport industries; Nature; Politics / Current Events; Nature/Ecology; Environmental Science; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest; Natural Resources; United States - West - Pacific (General); Automobiles; Environmental aspects; Management; National parks and reserves; Public use; Washington (State)
Description: 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.