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White Sands

by Schneider-Hector, Dietmar
Published by : University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, New Mexico) Physical details: 270 p ISBN:0-8263-1415-5. Year: 1993
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sw 900 - 999 978.965 Sch (Browse shelf) Available In Memory of : Rose Mangino 64971

Includes Index and Bibliography



The Great White Sands: Genesis of a Gypsiferous Sea -- 1.
A Flora and Fauna to Match White Sands as a Vibrant Ecosystem -- 2.
Paso Por Aqui: Passing Through Tough Country -- 3.
Beyond Rainbow's End: Tom Charles, Arcadian Boosterism, and A.B. Fall's National Park Idea -- 4.
A.B. Fall's Gypsum Phoenix: Tom Charles's Drawing Card Evolved as a National Monument -- 5.
Being a Monument Isn't Such an Awful Fate: The Formative Years -- 6.
Good Men and True: Managing a Monument in a Precarious Environment -- 7.
The Best of a Bad Situation in the World's Largest Shooting Gallery -- 8.
A Bold Vision: Struggling for a White Sands Wilderness -- 9.
Retrospect: Beyond the Desert. 10.

1. The Great White Sands: Genesis of a Gypsiferous Sea --
2. A Flora and Fauna to Match White Sands as a Vibrant Ecosystem --
3. Paso Por Aqui: Passing Through Tough Country --
4. Beyond Rainbow's End: Tom Charles, Arcadian Boosterism, and A.B. Fall's National Park Idea --
5. A.B. Fall's Gypsum Phoenix: Tom Charles's Drawing Card Evolved as a National Monument --
6. Being a Monument Isn't Such an Awful Fate: The Formative Years --
7. Good Men and True: Managing a Monument in a Precarious Environment --
8. The Best of a Bad Situation in the World's Largest Shooting Gallery --
9. A Bold Vision: Struggling for a White Sands Wilderness --
10. Retrospect: Beyond the Desert.

"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.

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