Antiquities Act A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation

Name: Antiquities Act A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation
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ISBN: 9780816525614

ISBN-10: 0816525617

ISBN-13: 9780816525614

Edition: 2006

Authors: David Harmon, Francis P. McManamon, Dwight T. Pitcaithley, David A. Harmon

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Enacted in 1906, the Antiquities Act is one of the most important pieces of conservation legislation in American history and has had a far-reaching influence on the preservation of our nations cultural and natural heritage. Thanks to the foresight of thirteen presidents, parks as diverse as Acadia, Grand Canyon, and Olympic National Park, along with historic and archaeological sites such as Thomas Edisons Laboratory and the Gila Cliff Dwellings, have been preserved for posterity. A century after its passage, this book presents a definitive assessment of the Antiquities Act and its legacy, addressing the importance and breadth of the act--as well as the controversy it has engendered.…

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Publication date: 4/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Francis P. McManamon is Chief Archeologist, National Park Service, Departmental Consulting Archeologist, Department of the Interior; Manager, Archeology Program, National Park Service.Andrew Stout, Eastern Regional Director, The Archaeological Conservancy.Jodi A. Barnes, Department of Anthropology, American University.



List of Abbreviations


Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Importance of the Antiquities Act




The Origins and Architects of the Act



The Origins of the Antiquities Act




Edgar Lee Hewett and the Politics of Archaeology




John F. Lacey: Conservation's Public Servant




Landmark Decision: The Antiquities Act, Big-Stick Conservation, and the Modern State




Presidential Audacity and Its Discontents: The Act's Legacy of Controversy



Showdown at Jackson Hole: A Monumental Backlash against the Antiquities Act




President Carter's Coup: An Insider's View of the 1978 Alaska Monument Designations




The Antiquities Act and the Exercise of Presidential Power: The Clinton Monuments




Antiquities Act Monuments: The Elgin Marbles of Our Public Lands?




More than Monuments: The Act's Impact on Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation



The Foundation for American Public Archaeology: Section 3 of the Antiquities Act of 1906




The Antiquities Act and Historic Preservation




The Antiquities Act at One Hundred Years: A Native American Perspective




The Antiquities Act and Nature Conservation




New Horizons for the Act



The Antiquities Act Meets the Federal Land Policy and Management Act




Co-Managed Monuments: A Field Report on the First Years of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument




Application of the Antiquities Act to the Oceans: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue




The Act's First Century: An Assessment



The Antiquities Act: A Cornerstone of Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Conservation




Essential Facts and Figures on the National Monuments


Bibliography


About the Contributors


Index