The First 75 Years: Preserving our Past for the Future
Sontag W. 1991. The First 75 Years: Preserving our Past for the Future. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This book was not conceived and is not meant to be a complete history nor a comprehensive chronicle of important dates, events, and people of the National Park Service. It is, at best, a primer about the rich and colorful evolution of the Service, the organization that safeguards the system, which some have boldly claimed is "the best idea America has ever had." The personages highlighted in this book are representatives selected somewhat arbitrarily from the history of the Service. They are not, collectively, a "who's who" of the organization. They are examples of the caliber of individuals who significantly contributed to the integrity of the National Park Service. Their accomplishments and their lifestyles describe, in Aristotelian fashion, the "culture" of the National Park Service. That culture is alive, and these are not obituaries. Role models have always been an integral part of the National Park Service culture. They are more vital now than ever.
- Type
- Book
- Authors
- Sontag, William
- Date of Issue
- 1991
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CACO , CHIR , HIST , WRST
- Keywords
- alliances, Biography, Concept, CRBIB, ehistory, expansion, History, Management, Mission, National Park Service, NPS, Plan, Planning, Rehabilitation, scope, system