Guardians of the parks : a history of the National Parks and Conservation Association / John C. Miles.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miles, John C., 1944-
Corporate Author: National Parks and Conservation Association
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Taylor & Francis in cooperation with National Parks and Conservations Association, 1995.
Subjects:
National Parks and Conservation Association > History.
Physical Description:xviii, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The stage is set
  • The founding of the National Parks Association
  • Coming of age in the 1920s
  • What is-or should be-a national park?
  • Surviving the 1930s
  • Protecting the parks in wartime
  • Battles in the post-war period
  • The Sigurd Olson years
  • Anthony Wayne Smith takes charge
  • The identity crisis 1965-1975
  • A crisis of leadership
  • Reaffirming the mission
  • NPCA: seventy-five and working.