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White Sands (Record no. 22688)

020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0-8263-1415-5
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 978.965 Sch
Item number 48
092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 978.965 Sch
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Schneider-Hector, Dietmar
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title White Sands
Remainder of title the history of a national monument
Statement of responsibility, etc by Dietmar schneider-Hector
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc University of New Mexico
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1993
Place of publication, distribution, etc Albuquerque, New Mexico
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 270 p
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Includes Index and Bibliography
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Title

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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc "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.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note 64971
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element White Sands National Monument (N.M.)
General subdivision History
651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME
Source of heading or term New Mexico White Sands National Monument.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme
Koha item type sw 900 - 999
Holdings
Lost status Source of classification or shelving scheme Permanent Location Current Location Cost, normal purchase price Total Checkouts Full call number Barcode Date last seen Date checked out Public note
    Arthur Johnson Memorial Library Arthur Johnson Memorial Library 17.50 2 978.965 Sch 64971 2008-12-12 2008-11-03 In Memory of : Rose Mangino