My Trips with Harold Ickes: Reminiscences of a Preservation Pioneer

Albright H. My Trips with Harold Ickes: Reminiscences of a Preservation Pioneer. Frederick L. Rath Jr.. Washington, D.C.

When Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated on March 4, 1933, and appointed Harold Ickes his secretary of interior, National Park Service Director Horace Albright not only had new bosses, but a possible chance to influence them so that he could realize his dream: to make the National Park Service the federal arm for historic preservation as well as environmental conservation. This is the fascinating tale that follows.

Type
Book
Authors
Albright, Horace
Publisher
Frederick L. Rath Jr.
Units
HIST , SHEN
Keywords
ehistory, Historic Preservation, history of the National Park Service, Horace Albright, Shenandoah National Park

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