America's National Park System
The Critical Documents
By (author) Lary M. Dilsaver Foreword by Jonathan B. Jarvis
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Publication date:
18 February 2016Length of book:
506 pagesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersISBN-13: 9781442256842
Now in a fully updated edition, this invaluable reference work is a fundamental resource for scholars, students, conservationists, and citizens interested in America's national park system. The extensive collection of documents illustrates the system's creation, development, and management. The documents include laws that established and shaped the system; policy statements on park management; Park Service self-evaluations; and outside studies by a range of scientists, conservation organizations, private groups, and businesses. A new appendix includes summaries of pivotal court cases that have further interpreted the Park Service mission.
This fine volume—fully updated and enlarged to reflect the ongoing evolution of the National Park Service—belongs on the bookshelves of scholars, planners, decision makers, and anyone interested in the formative legal and institutional processes that have shaped ‘America’s Best Idea.’ Dilsaver’s invaluable collection of critical documents will serve as an enduring reference and an insightful overview of the National Park Service for the next generation of scholars and citizens who share a fascination for these very special American places.