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Author Sellars, Richard West, 1935-

Title Preserving nature in the national parks : a history / Richard West Sellars
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [1997]
©1997

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Description xiv, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Ch. 1. Creating Tradition: The Roots of National Park Management -- Ch. 2. Codifying Tradition: The National Park Service Act of 1916 -- Ch. 3. Perpetuating Tradition: The National Parks under Stephen T. Mather, 1916-1929 -- Ch. 4. The Rise and Decline of Ecological Attitudes, 1929-1940 -- Ch. 5. The War and Postwar Years, 1940-1963 -- Ch. 6. Science and the Struggle for Bureaucratic Power: The Leopold Era, 1963-1981 -- Ch. 7. A House Divided: The National Park Service and Environmental Leadership
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-360) and index
Subject United States. National Park Service -- History.
National parks and reserves -- United States -- Management -- History.
Natural resources -- United States -- Management -- History.
Nature conservation -- United States -- History.
LC no. 97016154
ISBN 0300069316 (alk. paper)
0300075782 (paperback)