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For the enjoyment of the people : the creation of national identity in American public lands /

"While its national parks are widely viewed as "America's best idea," and are both popular and noncontroversial in the United States, the establishment and history of almost every national park has been characterized by conflict over competing claims to land, history, knowledge,...

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Main Author:	Stuckey, Mary E. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2023]
Subjects:	National parks and reserves > United States > History. Public lands > United States > History. Nationalism > United States. Collective memory > United States. Parcs nationaux > États-Unis > Histoire. Terres publiques > États-Unis > Histoire. Nationalisme > États-Unis. Mémoire collective > États-Unis. HISTORY / United States / General. Collective memory National parks and reserves Nationalism Public lands United States History

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