Main entry:

Carr, Ethan, 1958-

Title & Author:

Mission 66 : modernism and the National Park dilemma / Ethan Carr.

Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press : in association with Library of American Landscape History, ©2007.

Description:

xv, 407 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-384) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : "The people who use the parks" -- Part 1. Mission 66 : planning -- 1. Newton Drury and the "dilemma of our parks" -- 2. Conrad Wirth and postwar "recreational planning" -- 3. Planning principles and the "MISSION 66 Prospectus" -- 4. Public policy and "our heritage" -- Part 2. Mission 66 : design -- 5. Architecture -- 6. Preservation and interpretation -- 7. Landscape architecture -- Part 3. Mission 66 : construction -- 8. Concessions and controversy -- 9. Park roads and wilderness -- 10. "Parks for America" -- Conclusion : "The capacity to provide enjoyment" -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Dust jacket.

Summary:

"This book examines the significance of the Mission 66 program and explores the influence of midcentury modernism on landscape design and park planning." --book jacket.

Resources:
Table of contents
Additional Information at Google Books
Table of contents only

ISBN:

9781558495876 (cloth ; alk. paper)
1558495878 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

United States. National Park Service History.
United States. National Park Service
Park facilities United States Design and construction History.
Park facilities United States Maintenance and repair History.
National parks and reserves United States Design.
Landscape design United States History.
Modern movement (Architecture) United States.
Équipements de parc États-Unis Entretien et réparations Histoire.
Aménagement paysager États-Unis Histoire.
Mouvement moderne (Architecture) États-Unis.
Landscape design
Modern movement (Architecture)
National parks and reserves Design
Park facilities Design and construction
Park facilities Maintenance and repair
Nationalpark
Planung
United States
USA

Form/genre:

History

Added entries:

Library of American Landscape History.

Mission sixty-six

Holdings:

Location: Library main 267481
Call No.: BIB 199476
Status: Available