Rooney Jack R (16 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Frontier Legacy: History of the Olympic National Forest 1897 to 1960. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New.

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. soft cover in near fine condition.

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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Contains Water for Mars by Rocklynne, Sands of Time by Schuyler Miller, The Endless Chain by Macfadyen, Minus Planet by Clark, The Great Radio Peril by Russell, The Eye of Madness by Rooney, Down the Dimensions by Bond, Winter on the Planet by Van Lorne, A Talking Hill by Loomis and Beyond the Life Line by Campbell Jr. Cover by Howard V.Browne and interior art by Thomson, Wesso, Binder and Dold. Almost half the surface of the spine is missing. Small chip out of the top edge of the front cover which also has a patch of surface damage under the title. The rear cover is missing the top quarter and has two chips out of the bottom edge. There is a large piece missing from the top left corner of the first page. The final page has some edge chipping and discolouration. The pages are browned with some corner creasing but they are generally otherwise unmarked. Brown, Howard V; Wesso, H.W.; Dold, Elliott Jr.; Thomson, C.R.; Binder, Jack (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Drawing from diary entries and work logs, official accounts, memoirs, personal reminiscences, and hundreds of photographs and reproductions, Jack Rooney provides a well illustrated history of the wild peninsula from the perspectives of the hearty individuals working on the land with the U.S. Forest Service from the late-nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Over the recent centuries the Olympic Peninsula has seen immense change, yet still contains the largest and most diverse wilderness area in Washington. Rooney tells the forest's history from the designation of the Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897, through the intense industrial demand from a quickly growing local population and the impact of two world wars, the controversy around the creation of Olympic National Park in 1938, and up to the significant changes and practices introduced by the Multiple-use Act of 1960. Many of the vital, fundamental, social and environmental issues and decisions confronted a century ago still remain to be reckoned with today. Though he attributed the completion of Frontier Legacy to the many other thoughtful women and men who took photographs, contributed documentation, or simply cared and saved important maps and artifacts, Jack Rooney has made an indelible contribution to preserving the history of the Olympic National Forest and that of Olympic Peninsula.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

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Paperback. Condition: New.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.