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Voyageurs National Park
Jane Blocker
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Description for Voyageurs National Park
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBNT; HBJK; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 149 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
A chronicle of the legislative process that made Voyageurs National Park a reality
When President Nixon signed the legislation authorizing the establishment of Voyageurs National Park on January 8, 1971, almost eighty years had passed since Minnesota’s government initially petitioned to create a national park in the northern portion of the state.
Voyageurs National Park chronicles the complex legal and political campaign to found Minnesota’s only national park. Witzig’s thoroughly documented and referenced research allows him to offer a detailed view of the unanticipated disappointments and defining moments of achievement that accompanied this complicated legislative battle. Concentrating on the period from 1962 to 1975, Witzig identifies and explains the central issues surrounding the campaign including land acquisition policy, local concerns and opposition to the park, interagency conflict over U.S. forest lands, antifederal attitudes in northeastern Minnesota, and the overstated case for the economic benefits a national park would bring. Witzig covers the dispute over the inclusion of Crane Lake in the park and focuses on the many individuals and groups who were instrumental in the establishment of Voyageurs National Park, such as Governor Elmer L. Andersen, John A. Blatnik, Sigurd F. Olson, and Rita Shemesh.Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816640508
SKU
V9780816640508
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About Jane Blocker
Fred T. Witzig is professor emeritus of geography at the University of Minnesota, Duluth.
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