{"product_id":"tacomas-parks-melissa-mcginnis-9780738548968","title":"Tacoma's Parks","description":"When civic benefactor Clinton P. Ferry donated a graceful, elliptically shaped plot of land in 1883 for the first park in Tacoma, he hoped his adopted hometown would do him proud and become a veritable city of parks. The young community did not disappoint. Landmarks such as Wright Park, Lincoln Park, and Point Defiance Park graced the landscape by 1900, a testament to Tacoma's appreciation for beauty, conservation, and recreation, which continues to this day. In 1907, residents voted to establish the Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma, Washington's first independent parks municipality, to act as steward of these civic treasures. A century later, Metro Parks Tacoma embraces some 57 parks covering 2,700 acres, as well as swimming pools, sports complexes, community centers, and recreational programs for all ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melissa McGinnis, Doreen Beardsimpkins, Metropolitan Park District of Tacoma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738548960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738548968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.58w x 0.35d","brand":"Melissa McGinnis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981149176063,"sku":"9780738548968","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_36c20687-0c41-44ca-b93f-a7338a4fd46c.jpg?v=1683253927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tacomas-parks-melissa-mcginnis-9780738548968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}