In this Book
- Glacier National Park: A Culmination of Giants
- Book
- 2017
- Published by: University of Nevada Press
- Series: America's National Parks
summary
Bristol takes readers on a journey through the history of Glacier National Park, beginning over a billion years ago from the formation of the Belt Sea, to the present day climate-changing extinction of the very glaciers that sculpted most of the wonders of its landscapes. He delves into the ways in which this area of Montana seemed to have been preparing itself for the coming of humankind through a series of landmass adjustments like the Lewis Overthrust and the ice ages that came and went.
First there were tribes of Native Americans whose deep regard for nature left the landscape intact. They were followed by Euro-American explorers and settlers who may have been awed by the new lands, but began to move wildlife to near extinction. Fortunately for the area that would become Glacier, some began to recognize that laying siege to nature and its bounties would lead to wastelands.
Bristol recounts how a renewed conservation ethic fostered by such leaders as Emerson, Thoreau, Olmstead, Muir, and Teddy Roosevelt took hold. Their disciples were Grinnell, Hill, Mather, Albright, and Franklin Roosevelt, and they would not only take up the call but rally for the cause. These giants would create and preserve a park landscape to accommodate visitors and wilderness alike.
First there were tribes of Native Americans whose deep regard for nature left the landscape intact. They were followed by Euro-American explorers and settlers who may have been awed by the new lands, but began to move wildlife to near extinction. Fortunately for the area that would become Glacier, some began to recognize that laying siege to nature and its bounties would lead to wastelands.
Bristol recounts how a renewed conservation ethic fostered by such leaders as Emerson, Thoreau, Olmstead, Muir, and Teddy Roosevelt took hold. Their disciples were Grinnell, Hill, Mather, Albright, and Franklin Roosevelt, and they would not only take up the call but rally for the cause. These giants would create and preserve a park landscape to accommodate visitors and wilderness alike.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xix-xx
- Introduction
- pp. xxi-2
- 2. Footprints: The Original People
- pp. 11-26
- 4. Except for the Founding Fathers
- pp. 43-54
- 8. A Road, Another Roosevelt, and the CCC
- pp. 114-132
- 10. Looking Ahead
- pp. 149-164
- 11. The Main Thing Is the Whole Thing
- pp. 165-174
- Bibliography
- pp. 191-198
- Further Reading
- pp. 199-202
- About the Author
- pp. 203-204
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874176582
Related ISBN(s)
9781943859481
MARC Record
OCLC
972901406
Pages
240
Launched on MUSE
2017-08-01
Language
English
Open Access
No