xviii, 404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
Creating tradition : the roots of national park management -- Codifying tradition : the National Park Service Act of 1916 -- Perpetuating tradition : the national parks under Stephen T. Mather, 1916-1929 -- The rise and decline of ecological attitudes, 1929-1940 -- The war and postwar years, 1940-1963 -- Science and the struggle for bureaucratic power : the Leopold era, 1963-1981 -- A house divided : the National Park Service and environmental leadership
Notes
Previous ed.: 1997
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-381) and index
