Preserving Nature in the National Parks : A History - With a New Preface and Epilogue

This groundbreaking booknow reissued with a new foreword and epilogue that bring the book up to the 2009 change in presidential administrationstraces the epic clash of values between traditional scenery-and-tourism management and emerging ecological concepts in America's national parks. "Preserving Natureinspired the greatest advances in scientific natural resource preservation in the history of the national parks."Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior, 19611969 "Anyone who hopes to understand the rich history of our national parksor cares about their futureneeds to read this penetrating book."Dayton Duncan, writer and producer ofThe National Parks: America's Best Ideabroadcast on PBS "This book has changed the way I think about the National Park Service. Its honesty, clarity, and deep research all mark this book as a landmark in N.P.S. historical treatises."Robert C. Pavlik, Yosemite Association Historian Richard West Sellars was with the National Park Service for thirty-five years. Selected as one of the top twelve books on conservation by wilderness advocate Dave Foreman. Preserving Naturewon Eastern National's 1997 Authors Award in the field of natural science or history, and Sellars won the 2008 George B. Hartzog, Jr., Award, given by the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees, mainly for his contributions through this book.