About the Author

Richard W. Sellars is a historian with the National Park Service, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Reviews

"Preserving Nature inspired the greatest advances in scientific natural resource preservation in the history of the national parks." Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior, 1961-1969 "Anyone who hopes to understand the rich history of our national parks - or cares about their future - needs to read this penetrating book." Dayton Duncan, writer and producer of The National Parks: America's Best Idea broadcast on PBS "This book has changed the way I think about the National Park Service. Its honesty, clarity, and deep research all mark this book as a landmark in N.P.S. historical treatises." Robert C. Pavlik, Yosemite Association"