Wilderness in National Parks : Playground or Preserve.
Miles, John C.
Wilderness in National Parks : Playground or Preserve. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wilderness and the Origins of National Parks -- 2. Wilderness and the New Agency -- 3. Wilderness Becomes an Issue for the Park Service -- 4. Preservation of the Primeval in the Post-Mather Era -- 5. More Ferment and Expansion -- 6. From the War to Director Wirth -- 7. The Drive for a Wilderness Act -- 8. A Hesitant Start at Implementation -- 9. Wilderness Reviews Reluctantly Completed -- 10. Wilderness in Alaska -- 11. A New Sort of National Park Wilderness -- 12. Park Wilderness after the Reviews -- 13. The Work Continues -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Sources -- Index.
9780295990392
National parks and reserves -- United States.
Nature conservation -- United States.
Wilderness areas -- United States.
Electronic books.
QH76 -- .M53 2009eb
333.78/2160973
Wilderness in National Parks : Playground or Preserve. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (346 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Wilderness and the Origins of National Parks -- 2. Wilderness and the New Agency -- 3. Wilderness Becomes an Issue for the Park Service -- 4. Preservation of the Primeval in the Post-Mather Era -- 5. More Ferment and Expansion -- 6. From the War to Director Wirth -- 7. The Drive for a Wilderness Act -- 8. A Hesitant Start at Implementation -- 9. Wilderness Reviews Reluctantly Completed -- 10. Wilderness in Alaska -- 11. A New Sort of National Park Wilderness -- 12. Park Wilderness after the Reviews -- 13. The Work Continues -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Sources -- Index.
9780295990392
National parks and reserves -- United States.
Nature conservation -- United States.
Wilderness areas -- United States.
Electronic books.
QH76 -- .M53 2009eb
333.78/2160973