Crater Lake National Park : a history / by Rick Harmon.
| Author/creator | Harmon, Rick |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, ©2002. |
| Description | 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Beginnings. Formation of the Cascade Mountains; The rise of Mount Mazama; Mazama's great eruption; Human arrival in northwest North America; Earliest native cultures of the region; Prehistoric Indians and archaeological traces; Traditional life among the four tribes of the Crater Lake Region -- Clash of cultures 1820-1885. The four tribes and the coming of the Euro-Americans; First "discoveries" of Crater Lake by non-Indians; Crater Lake as a regional tourist attraction; The Diller-Hayden Expedition of 1883; The agony of the Klamath -- Enter Will Steel 1885-1897. Myth and reality; Steel's first visit to Crater Lake; Birth of the national park idea; The Steel-Dutton Party of 1886; Sounding the lake in 1886; Crater Lake legislation; Mountaineer, visionary and promoter; The Cascade Forest Reserve; The 1896 Mazama Club convention at Crater Lake; Distortion of the Crater Lake past -- Birth and early years of Oregon's national park 1897-1916. Traveling to Crater Lake, circa 1900; The triumph of 1902; William F. Arant, Crater Lake's first superintendent; Attracting tourists to Crater Lake National Park; Steel's coup; Steel's term as superintendent; Steel's dominion challenged; Native acquiescence to reservation life -- The National Park Service and Crater Lake 1916-1940. The Mather-Albright team; Boundary extension and park service prodding; The strains of growth; A surge of development and construction; Lasting architectural achievement; The new deal at Crater Lake; Stresses and successes; The later years of Will Steel; Education at Crater Lake; The visibility and invisibility of the Klamath tribes -- Frustration and achievement 1941-1969. The park service and World War II; The Crater Lake community; Puzzles and paradoxes in park operations; Complexities of resource management; "Mission 66" at Crater Lake; Challenges to the park service ranger ideal; The reawakening of science; Interpreting Crater Lake; The crossroads of tribal termination -- Trauma and recovery 1970-1985. The Hartzog era at Crater Lake; The water-contamination crisis of 1975; The uncertain fate of Crater Lake Lodge; The elusive concept of wilderness; The slow advance of science; Decline and revival in interpretation; Re-tribalization among the Klamath peoples -- New directions 1985-2000. The renaissance of Crater Lake Lodge; The pressure-cooker regime of Robert Benton; The intersection of politics and science; Tilting toward science; Serving visitors and researchers at the turn of a new century; Changing relations between the Park Service and Indians -- Challenge and opportunity in the new century. The Klamath tribes and the contemporary park; The park service and national politics; Changed priorities at Crater Lake; The recreation fee program and self-direction; A new formula for popularity; The challenge ahead. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-270) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001006375 |
| ISBN | 0870715372 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | F882.C8 H37 2002 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |