Polemic

Polemic: Industrial Tourism and the National Parks by Edward Abbey. Pgs 385-390.

The author's argument is that people are ruining nature by making places "accessible: to people. He says that everywhere is accessible to people by the most basic means possible; with arms, legs, and heart. Industrial Tourism: The engineer views the success and value of the park as the number of visitors that visit the park every year. Nature: The author views success of the park as keeping it in a natural state without things like roads and campgrounds that he feels destroy the natural beauty of the park. Evidence: "Industrial tourism is a threat to the national parks. Both the chief victims of the system are motorized tourists. They are being robbed and robbing themselves."