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BOOKS ABOUT THE NATIONAL PARKS / NATIONAL PARK SERVICE


book coverAlbright, Horace M. and Marian Albright Schenck Creating the National Park Service: The Missing Years. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1999. 350 pp. Ise, John. Our National Park Policy: A Critical History. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press, 1961. Reprint ed., Arno Press, 1979. 701 pp. book cover
book cover book cover Dilsaver, Lary M., ed. America's National Park System: The Critical Documents. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2016. 506 pp.

Dilsaver, Lary M., ed. America's National Park System: The Critical Documents. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997. 484 pp.

Dilsaver, Lary M., ed. America's National Park System: The Critical Documents. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1994. 470 pp.
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book cover Everhart, William C. The National Park Service. New York, NY: Praeger Publishers, Inc., 1972. 288pp. Everhart, William C. The National Park Service. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1983. 197 pp.book cover
book cover Everhardt, Bill. Take Down Flag & Feed Horses. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1998. Foresta, Ronald A. America's National Parks and Their Keepers. Washington: Resources for the Future, 1985. 382 pp. book cover
book cover Farabee, Charles R. "Butch", Jr. Death, Daring and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks. Boulder, CO: The Roberts Rinehart Publishing Group, 1999. Farabee, Charles R. "Butch", Jr. Death, Daring and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks. Revised edition. Lanham: Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005. book cover

Hosmer, Charles B., Jr. Preservation Comes of Age: From Williamsburg to the National Trust, 1926-1949. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1981. 2 vols., 1,291 pp.
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Kaufman, Polly Wells. National Parks and the Woman's Voice: A History. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, updated ed., 2006. 352pp.

Kaufman, Polly W. National Parks and the Woman's Voice: A History. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1996. 305 pp.
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book cover Keiter, Robert B. To Conserve Unimpaired: The Evolution of the National Park Idea. Robert B. Keiter Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2013. 368 pp. Webb Melody. A Woman in the Great Outdoors: Adventures in the National Park Service. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2003. 272 pp. book cover
book cover Mackintosh, Barry. The National Parks: Shaping the System. Washington, DC: National Park Service, 2005. 128 pp. Mackintosh, Barry A., Janet A. McDonnell and John H. Sprinkle, Jr. The National Parks: Shaping the System. The George Wright Forum, Vol. 35 No. 2, 2018. 132 pp. book cover
book cover Rettie, Dwight F. Our National Park System: Caring for America's Greatest Natural and Historic Treasures. Urbana, IL: : University of Illinois Press, 1996. 293 pp.

Rettie, Dwight F. Our National Park System: Caring for America's Greatest Natural and Historic Treasures. Urbana, IL: : University of Illinois Press, 1995. 308 pp.
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book cover Rothman, Hal K. America's National Monuments: The Politics of Preservation. Lawrence, KA: University Press of Kansas, 1994. 280 pp.

Rothman, Hal Preserving Different Pasts: The American National Monuments. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 1989. 280pp.
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Runte, Alfred. National Parks: The American Experience. 5th ed. Lyons Press, 2021. 352 pp.

Runte, Alfred. National Parks: The American Experience. 4th ed. Taylor Trade Publishing, 2010. 336 pp.

Runte, Alfred. National Parks: The American Experience. Lincoln, NE.: 3rd ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997. 335 pp.

Runte, Alfred. National Parks: The American Experience. Lincoln, NE.: 2d ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1987. 356 pp.

Runte, Alfred. National Parks: The American Experience. Lincoln, NE.: 1st ed. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1979. 254 pp.

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Runte, Alfred. Trains of Discovery: Railroads and the Legacy of Our National Parks. 5th ed., Lanham, MD: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 2011.

Runte, Alfred. Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks. 4th ed., Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1998.

Runte, Alfred. Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks. 3rd (Collector's) ed., Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1994.

Runte, Alfred. Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks. 2nd ed., Niwot, CO: Roberts Rinehart Publishers, 1990.

Runte, Alfred. Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks. 1st ed., Flagstaff, AZ: Northland Press, 1984. 89p.

book coverRunte, Alfred. Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1990. 282p. Runte, Alfred. Yosemite: The Embattled Wilderness. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Lyons Press, 2020. 352p.book cover
book coverSax, Joseph L. Mountains Without Handrails: Reflections on the National Parks, Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 1980. Butler, Mary Ellen. Prophet of the Parks: The Story of William Penn Mott, Jr.. Ashburn, VA: The National Recreation and Parks Association. 1999. 313p. book cover
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Sellars, Richard West, Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History New Haven and London, Yale University Press, rev. ed., 2009. 440pp.

Sellars, Richard West, Preserving Nature in the National Parks: A History New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 1997. 380 pp.
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book coverMengak, Kathy. Reshaping Our National Parks and Their Guardians: The Legacy of George B. Hartzog Jr. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 2012. 336pp. Sontag, William H., ed. National Park Service: The First 75 Years. Philadelphia, PA: Eastern National Park and Monument Association, 1990. 64 pp. book cover
book coverSpence, Mark David. Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. Albright, Horace M., and Robert Cahn. The Birth of the National Park Service: The Founding Years, 1913-33. Salt Lake City: Howe Brothers, 1985. 340 pp.book cover
book coverHartzog, George B., Jr. Battling for the National Parks. Mt. Kisco, NY: Moyer Bell, 1988. 284 pp. Ridenour, James M. The National Parks Compromised: Pork Barrel Politics and America's Treasures. Merrillville, IN: ICS Books, 1994. 254 pp. book cover
book coverShankland, Robert. Steve Mather of the National Parks. 3d ed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. 346 pp. Swain, Donald C. Wilderness Defender: Horace M. Albright and Conservation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970. 347 pp. book cover
book coverWirth, Conrad L. Parks, Politics, and the People. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1980. 397 pp. Carr, Ethan.Lincoln, NE: Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1998, 384 pp. book cover
book cover Darling, F. Fraser and Noel D. Eichhorn. Man & Nature in the National Parks: Reflections on Policy. Washington, D.C.: The Conservation Foundation, 1969. 87pp. Lowry, William R. The Capacity for Wonder. Washington, D.C.,: The Brookings Institution. 1994. 296p. book cover
book cover Cole, David N. and Laurie Yung, eds. Beyond Naturalness. Rethinking Park and Wilderness Stewardship in an Era of Rapid Change. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2010. 287pp. Flint, Linda McClelland. Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction.Baltimore, MD, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998. book cover
book coverLee, Antoinette J. Architects to the Nation: The Rise and Decline of the Supervising Architect's Office. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. Murtagh, William J. Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1997. book cover
book coverErnst, J.W. Worthwhile Places: Correspondence of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Horace Albright Bronx, NY: Fordham University Press, 1999. 354p. Harmon, David, Francis P. McManamon, and Dwight T. Pitcaithley, eds. The Antiquities Act: A Century of American Archaeology, Historic Preservation, and Nature Conservation. Tucson: University of Arizona, 2006. 326pp. book cover
book coverWinks, Robin S. Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1997. Danno, Robert M. Worth Fighting For: A Park Rangers Unexpected Battle Against Federal Bureaucrats and Washington Redskins Owner Dan Snyder. Shepherdstown, WV: Honor Code Publishing, 2012. 277p. book cover
book coverBerkowitz, Paul. The Case of the Indian Trader: Billy Malone and the National Park Service Investigation at Hubbell Trading Post. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 2011. 373p. Harmon, David and Allen D. Putney, eds. The Full Value of Parks: From Economics to the Intangible. Lanham: MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. 347 pp. book cover
book coverHampton, H. Duane. How the U.S. Cavalry Saved our National Parks. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1971. 246p. Tweed, William C. Uncertain Path: A Search for the Future of National Parks. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010. 248p. book cover
book cover Albright, Horace M. "Oh, Ranger!" A Book about the National Parks. Stanford University, CA: Stanford University Press, 1929. 189p.

Albright, Horace M. "Oh, Ranger!" A Book about the National Parks. National Park Service Centennial Edition. Riverside, CT: The Chatham Press, Inc., 1972. 253p.
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book coverBurnett, Jim. Hey Ranger!: True Tales of Humor & Misadventure from America's National Parks. Taylor Trade Publishing, 2005. 240p. Burnett, Jim. Hey Ranger 2: More True Tales of Humor and Misadventure from the Great Outdoors. Taylor Trade Publishing, 2007. 264p. book cover
book cover Catton, Theodore. Inhabited Wilderness: Indians, Eskimos, and National Parks in Alaska. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press. 1997. 309p. Burnham, Philip. Indian Country, God's Country: Native Americans And The National Parks. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. 2000. 384p. book cover
book cover Keller, Robert H. and Michael F. Turek. American Indians & National Parks. The University of Arizona. 1999. 319p. Hill, Christina Gish, Matthew J. Hill and Brooke Neely. National Parks, Native Sovereignty: Experiments in Collaboration. University of Oklahoma Press. 2024. 290p. book cover
book cover Chase, Alston. Playing God in Yellowstone: The Destruction of America's First National Park. San Diego, CA: A Harvest/HBJ Book. 1987. 478p. Schullery, Paul and Lee Whittlesey. Myth and History in the Creation of Yellowstone National Park Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2003. 125 pp. book cover
book cover Farabee, Jr., Charles R. "Butch". National Park Ranger: An American Icon. Lanham, MD: Roberts Rinehart Publishers. 2003. 192p. Garrison, Lemuel A. The Making of a Ranger: Forty Years with the National Parks. Salt Lake City, UT: Howe Brothers. 1983. 320p. book cover
book coverWeber, Joe and Selima Sultana. The Parks Belong to the People: The Geography of the National Park System. Athens: University of Georgia Press. 2024. 292p. Frome, Michael. Regreening the National Parks. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 1992. 289p. book cover
book cover Miles, John C. Wilderness in National Parks: Playground or Preserve. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press. 2009. 344p. Nash, Roderick Frazier. Wilderness and the American Mind Fifth Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2014. 440p. book cover
book cover Louter, David. Windshield Wilderness: Cars, Roads, and Nature in Washington's National Parks. Seattle, WA: Unversity of Washington Press, 2006. 240 pp. Sutter, Paul S. Driven Wild: How the Fight Against Automobiles Launched the Modern Wilderness Movement. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2002. 343 pp. book cover
book cover Lowry, William R. Repairing Paradise: The Restoration of Nature in America's National Parks. Washington, D.C.: The Brookings Institution, 2009. 287 pp. Grange, Kevin. Wild Rescues: A Paramedic's Extreme Adventures in Yosemite, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton. 2021. 304p. book cover
book cover Carr, Ethan. Mission 66: Modernism and the National Park Dilemma. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. 2007. 407p. Davis, Timothy. National Park Roads: A Legacy in the American Landscape. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2016. 331 pp. book cover
book coverRoediger, David and Martin H. Blatt. The Meaning of Slavery in the North.New York, NY: Garland Pub. 1999. Frome, Michael. Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John Muir. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press. 2015. 272p. book cover
book cover Heacox, Kim. The National Parks: An Illustrated History. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, 2015. 384p. Hansen, Heather. Prophets and Moguls, Rangers and Rogues, Bison and Bears: 100 Years of The National Park Service. Seattle: Mountaineers Books, 2015. 352p. book cover
book cover Ryan, P.J. The Gospel According to Thunderbear. Steuben Press, 2019. 304p. Lusk, Gil. National Parks Our Living Treasure: A Time for Concern. Columbus, OH: Gatekeeper Press, 2019. 417p. book cover
book cover The Grandest Things: Our National Parks in Words, Images, and Stamps. Washington, DC: United States Postal Service, 2010. 115p. McCarthy, Tom. National Parks Conservation Association: A Century of Impact. Franklin, TN: Grandin Hood Publishers, 2019. 192p. book cover
book cover Hoff, Emily and Maygen Keller. Scenic Science of the National Parks: An Explorer's Guide to Wildlife, Geology, and Botany. Ten Speed Press, 2020. 352p. Quinn, Vernon. Beautiful America. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company 1923. 333 pp. book cover
book cover book cover Desourdis, Robert Irving, ed. Walking the Ground: From Big Sky to Semper Fi — A Memoir of Edwin Cole Bearss. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, 2020. 263p.

Desourdis, Robert Irving, ed. Walking the Ground: Making American History — A Memoir of Edwin Cole Bearss. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, 2020. 297p.

Desourdis, Robert Irving, ed. Walking the Ground: The Pied Piper of History — A Memoir of Edwin Cole Bearss. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, 2020. 350p.

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book coverLater, Monte. Getting Here. 2020. 197p. Fiege, Mark. The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 2012. 600 pp.book cover
book coverLuong, QT. Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks. 2022. 492p. Luong, QT. Our National Monuments: America's Hidden Gems. San Jose, CA: Terra Galleria Press, 2021. 308p.book cover
book coverSoukup, Michael A. and Gary E. Machlis. American Covenant: National Parks, Their Promise, and Our Nation's Future. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2021. 216p. Swanson, Frederick H. Wonders of Sand and Stone: A History of Utah's National Parks and Monuments. Salt Lake City, UT: The University of Utah Press, 2020. 370p.book cover
book coverDrabelle, Dennis. The Power of Scenery: Frederick Law Olmsted and the Origin of National Parks. Lincoln: Bison Books, 2021. 272p. Diamant, Rolf and Ethan Carr. Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea. Amherst: Library of American Landscape History, 2022. 192p.book cover
book coverJarvis, Jonathan B. and T. Destry Jarvis. National Parks Forever: Fifty Years of Fighting and a Case for Independence. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2022. 247p. Share Amber. Subpar Parks: America's Most Extraordinary National Parks and Their Least Impressed Visitors. New York: Plume, 2021. 224p.book cover
book coverCahill, Russell. Tales from the Parks: My Adventures as a Park Ranger. 2016. 266p. Emory, Jerry. George Meléndez Wright: The Fight for Wildlife and Wilderness in the National Parks. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2023. 248p.book cover
book coverPrice, L. Greer, ed. The Geology of Northern New Mexico's Parks, Monuments, and Public Lands. New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 2010. 380p. Scholle, Peter A., Dana S. Ulmer-Scholle, Steven M. Cather and Shari A. Kelly, eds. The Geology of Southern New Mexico's Parks, Monuments, and Public Lands. New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, 2020, 404p.book cover
book coverKyu, Dave and Ilyssa, eds. Campfire Stories: Tales from America's National Parks. Seattle: Mountaineers Books, 2018. 224p. Kyu, Dave and Ilyssa Kyu, eds. Campfire Stories Volume II: Tales from America's National Parks and Trails. Seattle: Mountaineers Books, 2023. 320p.book cover
book cover Abella, Scott R. Conserving America's National Parks. 2015. 194 pp. Stuckey, Mary E. For the Enjoyment of the People: The Creation of National Identity in American Public Lands. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2023. 304p.book cover
book cover Habecker, Tom. Send a Ranger: My Life Serving the National Parks. Falcon. 2023. 278p. Goodwin, John. Echoes of the Badge: Stories from a National Park Service Career. 2024. 312p.book cover
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Last Updated: 24-Sep-2024