Prophets and moguls, rangers and rogues, bison and bears : 100 years of the National Park Service

Hansen, Heather.

Book 2015

"In celebration of the centennial of the National Park Service, award-winning writer Heather Hansen crafts an engaging, accessible story of the NPS that brings its history and characters to life"--Provided by publisher.

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ISBN:

9781594858888
1594858888

Description:

pages cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Part I. 1872-1916
Whose idea was it?
Prophets of outdoordom
All aboard!
Who's in charge?
Dam hetch-hetchy!
Stephen Mather goes to Washington
Playing monopoly
Mr. Albright. Telephone
Part II. 1916-1939
Spare no expense, but keep it simple
Parks during World War I : don't let the bastards graze!
If a bear is in a hotel, send a ranger
For the good of the game
Livin' in the Garden of Eden
Tree army
The realization is coming
Part III. 1940-1979
Parks during World War II : a nation worth fighting for
An investment in good citizenship
Those wild sixties
The mood of wild America
Parkscape USA
"Park barrel" politics
Civilized off the face of the Earth
Part IV. 1980-2016
Science takes center stage
Keepers of national memory
We differ as the waves
The adventure of seeing
Paid in sunrises and sunsets
The Everglades is a test
The next century of greatness
Time line
Appendix

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2015007674

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1526132

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