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The Resource The birth of the National Park Service : the founding years, 1913-33, Horace M. Albright as told to Robert Cahn

The birth of the National Park Service : the founding years, 1913-33, Horace M. Albright as told to Robert Cahn

Label
The birth of the National Park Service : the founding years, 1913-33
Title
The birth of the National Park Service
Title remainder
the founding years, 1913-33
Statement of responsibility
Horace M. Albright as told to Robert Cahn
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
This oral history was related by attorney Horace Albright who was involved in founding the National Park Service to a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
Member of
Biography type
autobiography
Cataloging source
DLC
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1890-1987
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Albright, Horace M.
Dewey number
353.0086/32
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
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1917-1997
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Cahn, Robert
Series statement
Institute of the American West books
Series volume
v. 2
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  • United States
  • Albright, Horace M.
  • United States
  • Albright, Horace M.
  • United States
  • Employees
Label
The birth of the National Park Service : the founding years, 1913-33, Horace M. Albright as told to Robert Cahn
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Go east, young man -- Enter Stephen Mather -- The campaign for a park service -- Troubles for the leader -- Organizing the Park Service -- A creed for the parks -- A turning point -- The Yellowstone era begins -- Defending the parks -- A grotesque scheme -- Building the ranger mystique -- Of parks and politics -- Great benefactor of the parks -- The man who tried to steal Grand Canyon -- Of princes, debutantes, bears and just folks -- A visit from Silent Cal -- Reluctant successor -- A formidable agenda -- Saved by grace -- On a firm footing -- A ride with FDR -- In my heart I never left -- Epilogue : a continuing alliance
Control code
ocm12557537
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 340 pages
Isbn
9780935704334
Lccn
85019743
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
The birth of the National Park Service : the founding years, 1913-33, Horace M. Albright as told to Robert Cahn
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Go east, young man -- Enter Stephen Mather -- The campaign for a park service -- Troubles for the leader -- Organizing the Park Service -- A creed for the parks -- A turning point -- The Yellowstone era begins -- Defending the parks -- A grotesque scheme -- Building the ranger mystique -- Of parks and politics -- Great benefactor of the parks -- The man who tried to steal Grand Canyon -- Of princes, debutantes, bears and just folks -- A visit from Silent Cal -- Reluctant successor -- A formidable agenda -- Saved by grace -- On a firm footing -- A ride with FDR -- In my heart I never left -- Epilogue : a continuing alliance
Control code
ocm12557537
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xii, 340 pages
Isbn
9780935704334
Lccn
85019743
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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