Record details

• ISBN: 9780874223521
• ISBN: 0874223520
• Physical Description: 320 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 23 cm
• Publisher: Pullman, Washington : Washington State University Press, [2017]
• Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: "A stupendous, primitive wilderness" -- The federal government in the North Cascades, 1892-1940 -- Conservationists coalesce around Glacier Peak -- The Forest Service stumbles, and conservationists debate -- Glacier Peak redux -- A freshening political wind -- The peace of the Potomac -- On the national stage -- Hearings + hearings + politics = park -- Managing the wilderness crown jewel -- Afterword: "The mountains abide."

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Subject:

North Cascades National Park (Wash.) > History.
Washington (State) > North Cascades National Park.
North Cascades National Park (Wash) > History.
Washington (State) > History > 1889-

Genre:

History.