Yellowstone and the Snowmobile
«Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochim's chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the 'snowmobile wars' should be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer. Paul Schullery, author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir ""Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease."" David Louter, author of Windshield Wilderness ""Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general."" William R. Lowry, author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks»
It is the world's best-known national park, with a controversy that no amount of snow can bury. Rosy-cheeked snowmobilers extol the glories of riding through a winter wonderland, while environmentalists decry the noise, the air pollution, and the harm to wildlife. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- University Press of Kansas
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780700616428
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
Anmeldelser
«Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written, Yochim's chronicle of this momentous, colorful, and often dismaying controversy could not be more timely. All serious observers and participants of the 'snowmobile wars' should be prepared to expose our convictions to the test of this excellent primer. Paul Schullery, author of Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir ""Yochim writes clearly and effectively on an issue of great significance and presents a complicated story with great skill and ease."" David Louter, author of Windshield Wilderness ""Informative and timely, this is a significant contribution to the literatures on parks, public lands, and environmental issues in general."" William R. Lowry, author of The Capacity for Wonder: Preserving National Parks»