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v Illustrations and Maps vii Foreword by Robert M. Utley ix Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 CHAPTER ONE: The Early Years 10 CHAPTER TWO: The National Park Service 23 CHAPTER THREE: Journey to the Directorate 35 CHAPTER FOUR: The Hartzog Directorate 47 CHAPTER FIVE: Opening the Door to Workforce Diversity 61 CHAPTER SIX: Urban Recreation Programs and Areas 93 CHAPTER SEVEN: Expanding the National Park System 126 CHAPTER EIGHT: Alaska, the Last Park Frontier 167 CHAPTER NINE: More New Directions 195 CHAPTER TEN: Going Fishing: Life After the National Park Service 227 CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Hartzog Legacy 236 Notes 245 Selected Bibliography 279 Index 289 Contents ...

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