Two men played a crucial role in the creation and early history of
the National Park Service: Stephen T. Mather, a public relations
genius of sweeping vision, and Horace M. Albright, an able lawyer
and administrator who helped transform that vision into reality.
In Creating the National Park Service, Albright and his
daughter, Marian Albright Schenck, reveal the previously untold
story of the critical "missing years" in the history of the
service. During this period, 1917 and 1918, Mather's problems with
manic depression were kept hidden from public view, and Albright,
his able and devoted assistant, served as acting director and
assumed Mather's responsibilities.
Albright played a decisive part in the passage of the National
Park Service Organic Act of 1916; the formulation of principles and
policies for management of the parks; the defense of the parks
against exploitation by ranchers, lumber companies, and mining
interests during World War I; and other issues crucial to the
future of the fledgling park system.
Rich in detail and insight, with sharply drawn personalities and
engaging anecdotes, this authoritative behind-the-scenes history
sheds light on the early days of the most popular of all federal
agencies while painting a vivid picture of American life in the
early twentieth century.
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