Author: Dietmar Schneider-Hector
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972127462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a history of White Sands National Monument from its founding until its departure from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. This is not a history of White Sands Missile Range even though elements of its history would become interwoven with the national monument's history. This should explain that the emphasis of this history is White Sands as a national monument. A few of the National Park Service's administrative goals and struggles against the military's intrusion into its physical boundary and National Park Service policies as highlighted. The military's arrival and establishment of permanent army and air force reservations in the Tularosa Basin resulted in the inevitable clash of War Department and Department of the Interior mission objectives. The two departments' primary missions were incompatible. Several of the early encounters between the National Park Service and the military are described to illustrate the problems which existed between the War Department and Department of the Interior. The National Park Service's reorganization of Region Three resulted in the removal of White Sands from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. Consequently, White Sands entered into another phase of its history as a National Park Service national monument.
White Sands and the Southwestern National Monuments 1933-1953
Author: Dietmar Schneider-Hector
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972127462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a history of White Sands National Monument from its founding until its departure from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. This is not a history of White Sands Missile Range even though elements of its history would become interwoven with the national monument's history. This should explain that the emphasis of this history is White Sands as a national monument. A few of the National Park Service's administrative goals and struggles against the military's intrusion into its physical boundary and National Park Service policies as highlighted. The military's arrival and establishment of permanent army and air force reservations in the Tularosa Basin resulted in the inevitable clash of War Department and Department of the Interior mission objectives. The two departments' primary missions were incompatible. Several of the early encounters between the National Park Service and the military are described to illustrate the problems which existed between the War Department and Department of the Interior. The National Park Service's reorganization of Region Three resulted in the removal of White Sands from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. Consequently, White Sands entered into another phase of its history as a National Park Service national monument.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780972127462
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a history of White Sands National Monument from its founding until its departure from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. This is not a history of White Sands Missile Range even though elements of its history would become interwoven with the national monument's history. This should explain that the emphasis of this history is White Sands as a national monument. A few of the National Park Service's administrative goals and struggles against the military's intrusion into its physical boundary and National Park Service policies as highlighted. The military's arrival and establishment of permanent army and air force reservations in the Tularosa Basin resulted in the inevitable clash of War Department and Department of the Interior mission objectives. The two departments' primary missions were incompatible. Several of the early encounters between the National Park Service and the military are described to illustrate the problems which existed between the War Department and Department of the Interior. The National Park Service's reorganization of Region Three resulted in the removal of White Sands from the Southwestern National Monuments in 1953. Consequently, White Sands entered into another phase of its history as a National Park Service national monument.
White Sands
Author: Dietmar Schneider-Hector
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"White Sands National Monument in south-central New Mexico provides a unique desert experience for the half-million tourists who visit each year. Schneider-Hector's history of White Sands, one of the world's greatest concentrations of gypsum dunes, enhances that experience by clearly explaining the geological formation of the dunes, the interaction of plants and animals, and the effects of human intervention"--Back cover.
White Sands National Monument
Author: Rose Houk
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
ISBN: 9781877856501
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Rising in a seemingly endless procession from an ancient lake bed in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, the stark gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument grow, crest, and slump, driven by the wind. The sands form an ecological island where desert plants and animals have adapted to a bright and shifting world. This stunning book describes the area's natural and human history, including the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the nearby Trinity site. Photos by Michael Collier, plus rare historical images.
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
ISBN: 9781877856501
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Rising in a seemingly endless procession from an ancient lake bed in the Tularosa Basin of southern New Mexico, the stark gypsum dunes of White Sands National Monument grow, crest, and slump, driven by the wind. The sands form an ecological island where desert plants and animals have adapted to a bright and shifting world. This stunning book describes the area's natural and human history, including the detonation of the first atomic bomb at the nearby Trinity site. Photos by Michael Collier, plus rare historical images.
Dunes and Dreams
Author: Michael Welsh
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781583690048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781583690048
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
White Sands National Monument
Author: Joseph T. Page II
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439644365
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The worlds largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Services southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Armys White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsums beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monuments stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439644365
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The worlds largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Services southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Armys White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsums beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monuments stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
White Sands National Monument
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
The Guide to Southwestern National Monuments
Author: Southwestern Monuments Association
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Exploring White Sands National Monument
Author: Mary Maruca
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
ISBN: 9781877856679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The mysterious white dunes are brought to life in a large, generously illustrated format. Find out where the sand came from, why it is white, and other details of natural and human history in this little-known part of the Southwest.
Publisher: Western National Parks Association
ISBN: 9781877856679
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
The mysterious white dunes are brought to life in a large, generously illustrated format. Find out where the sand came from, why it is white, and other details of natural and human history in this little-known part of the Southwest.
White Sands National Monument
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National monuments
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
White Sands National Monument
Author: Joseph T. II Page
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531675417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The world's largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service's southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army's White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum's beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument's stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531675417
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The world's largest gypsum dune field, the 275-square-mile dunes of White Sands National Monument are a geologic oddity more than 250 million years in the making. Located in Southern New Mexico, the popularity of the monument draws nearly half a million visitors each year to the National Park Service's southwestern region. The area is protected from encroachment by the boundaries of the US Army's White Sands Missile Range and houses no less than 144 species of birds, 20 unique mammals, and 371 types of insects. The gypsum's beauty has been captured by photographers and filmmakers for more than a century. Both Hollywood and scientists alike have sought after the monument's stunning otherworldly visuals to mimic other countries and worlds. The deserts of Qatar were recreated for Transformers (2007), and the monument has been identified as a potential analog site for Mars.