Wilderness in national parks playground or preserve / John C. Miles.

Author/creator Miles, John C., 1944-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSeattle : University of Washington Press,
Description1 online resource (x, 334 p.)
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Contents Introduction -- Wilderness and the origins of National Parks -- Wilderness and the new agency -- Wilderness becomes an issue for the Park Service -- Preservation of the primeval in the Post-Mather Era -- More ferment and expansion -- From the war to Director Wirth -- The drive for a wilderness act -- A hesitant start at implementation -- Wilderness reviews reluctantly completed -- Wilderness in Alaska -- A new sort of National Park wilderness -- Park wilderness after the reviews -- The work continues -- Epilogue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-322) and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Wilderness in national parks Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. 9780295988740 (hardback : alk. paper)
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021694551
ISBN9780295990392 ebook

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