Mason, Kathy S. <br/><br/>
Natural Museums :  U. S. National Parks, 1872-1916. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (119 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION Before the National Park Service -- ONE Origins of an Idea: Hot Springs Reservation -- TWO A Worthless Wonderland: Yellowstone National Park -- THREE The "Gem of the Straits" Becomes a National Park: Mackinac Island -- FOUR Nature's Majestic Marvels: Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant -- FIVE Natural Gems or Inferior Parks? Wind Cave, Sullys Hill, and Platt -- SIX "That Future Generations May Know the Majesty of the Earth": The Establishment of the National Park Service, and Conclusions -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780870139352 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National parks and reserves--United States--History.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>SB482.A4 M265 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.78/3/0973