America's public lands : from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond / Randall K. Wilson, Gettysburg College.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Randall K., 1966- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public lands--United States.

Public lands.

Management.

History.

Public lands--Government policy.

United States.

Public lands--Government policy--United States.

Public lands--United States--Management--History.

Conservation of natural resources--United States.

Conservation of natural resources.

Public lands--Management.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 379 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Summary:

"This updated edition traces the oft-forgotten ideas of nature that have shaped the evolution of America's public land system, resulting in a fresh and compelling account of the most pressing challenges facing national parks, forests, rangelands, and wildlife refuges from their early beginnings to the first years of the Trump administration"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Why public lands?

Part I: Origins of the public domain

Building the national commons

Disposing of the public domain: from commons to commodity

A public land system emerges

Part II: America's public land system

National parks

National forests

National wildlife refuges

Bureau of land management lands

National wilderness preservation system

National wild and scenic rivers and trails

Parting thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Wilson, Randall K., 1966- America's public lands

ISBN:

9781538126387

1538126389

9781538126394

1538126397

OCLC:

1124773080