America's National Parks and Their Keepers
Author | : Ronald A. Foresta |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2013-11-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135989736 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135989737 |
Rating | : 4/5 (737 Downloads) |
Download or read book America's National Parks and Their Keepers written by Ronald A. Foresta and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2011. This book is a study of an expanding National Park System; it is also a study of the bureaucracy that shaped it, how it grew, and the stresses it faces. As Dr. Foresta shows, the Park Service is no stranger to controversy and change. One of the Service's strengths has been its pragmatism and adaptability, but current guidelines are hard to come by and the decisions of the future will be neither simple nor easy. This study is valuable not only for its analysis but for the informed, revealing picture it presents of an agency and a system that have enriched the lives of countless citizens and visitors to this country.