Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History (USFS Chief Jack Ward Thomas's copy)
New Haven: Yale UP, 1999. First edition. Softcover. Third printing. Association copy: Former United States Forest Service Chief Jack Ward Thomas's copy, with his ownership signature, date, and place ("Missoula, MT") on the half-title page. A book that "traces the epic clash of values between traditional scenery-and-tourism management and emerging ecological concepts in the national parks . . . from the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872 to near the present." Richard West Sellars worked for the National Park Service as a historian. Thomas was the 13th USFS Chief. A fine paperback with "Thomas" written bold on each face of the text block, as was JW Thomas's custom. Item #1462
ISBN: 9780300075786
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