ABSTRACT
A legislative and administrative history on the social, cultural, and intellectual significance of the national park idea. Originally published in 1961
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|172 pages
The Early Parks 1872-1916
part Two|387 pages
The National Park Service 1916-1959
chapter X|37 pages
The Mather Administration 1917-1928
The Park Service Established: Rocky Mountain Park and Hawaii Park
chapter XI|22 pages
The Mather Administration 1917-1928
Lassen Volcanic Park, Mount Mckinley Park, Grand Canyon Park, Acadia Park, and Zion Park
chapter XII|27 pages
The Mather Administration 1917-1928
Hot Springs Park, Bryce Canyon Park, Great Smoky Mountains Park, Shenandoah Park, Mammoth Cave Park
chapter XIII|30 pages
The Mather Administration 1917-1928
Boundary Revisions; New National Monuments; State Parks
chapter XV|15 pages
The Albright Administration 1929-1933
Grand Teton Park, Carlsbad Caverns Park, Isle Royale Park
chapter XVI|16 pages
The Albright Administration 1929-1933
New National Monuments, Historical Parks, Transfers to the Park Service
chapter XVII|24 pages
The Cammerer Administration 1933-1940
Historical Parks and Sites, Recreation Areas, Everglades Park
chapter XIX|19 pages
The Cammerer Administration 1933-1940
Kings Canyon Park, New National Monuments, Mount Rushmore
chapter XX|28 pages
The Cammerer Administration 1933-1940
Parkways, Seashore Areas, Problems of Park Administration
chapter XXI|24 pages
The Drury Administration 1940-1951
The War and Postwar Years, the Tourist Invasion
chapter XXII|22 pages
The Drury Administration 1940-1951
Threats to the Parks: Dams, Mining, State Interests, Mechanized Traffic
chapter XXIV|17 pages
The Wirth Administration 1951-
Virgin Islands Park, Seashore Areas, Petrified Forest Park, City of Refuge National Historical Park
chapter XXV|23 pages
The Wirth Administration 1951-
Financial and Concession Problems, Overcrowded Parks, Mission 66, Current Park Service Activities
chapter XXVI|13 pages
The Wirth Administration 1951-
Dinosaur Dams and Other Threats to the Park System
part Three|99 pages
Special Park Problems
