Wilderness in national parks playground or preserve / John C. Miles.
| Author/creator | Miles, John C., 1944- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Seattle : University of Washington Press, |
| Description | 1 online resource (x, 334 p.) |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| 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 note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-322) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Wilderness in national parks Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2009. 9780295988740 (hardback : alk. paper) |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021694551 |
| ISBN | 9780295990392 ebook |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |