This work celebrates the rescue of America's national parks by soldiers with an environmental ethic generations ahead of its time. From 1890 until the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916, Yosemite's first stewards were soldiers drawn from the US Army.
Read More
This work celebrates the rescue of America's national parks by soldiers with an environmental ethic generations ahead of its time. From 1890 until the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916, Yosemite's first stewards were soldiers drawn from the US Army.
Read Less
Add this copy of Nature's Army When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $15.00, like new condition, Sold by Rain Dog Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, IL, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine Dust Jacket. 8vo. 336 pp. Modern War Studies. We specialize in fine books in collectible condition. Orders are professionaly packaged and shipped promptly. M34.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $19.97, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $19.97, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $19.99, very good condition, Sold by Patrico Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Apollo Beach, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1969 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $31.99, like new condition, Sold by Pistil Books Online rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. American History Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows the slightest signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 318 pages with b&w photos.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $40.00, very good condition, Sold by Friends Walnut Creek Library rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Walnut Creek, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. Clean pages, tight binding. Signed by author to previous owner. What a find! 334 p. Contains: Illustrations. Modern War Studies. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite. to cart. $50.00, like new condition, Sold by Black Swan Books, Inc. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lexington, KY, UNITED STATES, published by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0700611215. Presentation copy: "To Mac Coffman with best wishes and renewed thanks, Harvey 9/01." (Signed on the front fly-leaf). (Dr. Edward M. Coffman is a military historian and author). Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The dust jacket is protected by a Brodart mylar cover and is not clipped. Not an ex-library copy. No remainder marks. Most books shipped within 24 hours. All books mailed with Delivery Confirmation. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. A volume in the Development of Western Resources series.; Development of Western Resources; Black-and-white photographs; 8vo.; xvi, 318 pages; Signed by Author.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $54.01, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good in very good dust jacket. Signed by author. 336 p. Illustrations. Abbreviations Used in the Notes. Notes. Index. This is one of the Development of Western Resources series. This bookcelebrate a crucial but largely forgotten episode in our nation's history--the rescue of our national parks by soldiers with an environmental ethic generations ahead of its time. In Nature's Army, Harvey Meyerson chronicles this unexpected but fascinating tale and shows why its impact and relevance still resonate today. Despite the worldwide renown and popularity of Yosemite National Park, few people know that its first stewards were drawn from the so-called Old Army. From 1890 until the establishment of the National Park Service in 1916, these soldiers proved to be extremely competent and farsighted wilderness managers. Meyerson recaptures the forgotten history of these early environmentalists and shows how their work countered the army's Indian-fighting image and set significant standards for the future oversight of our national parks. The army, Meyerson suggests, had actually been well prepared to assume this stewardship. During its first hundred years--and despite the interruptions of warfare--its soldiers had crisscrossed the American landscape, preparing maps, and writing detailed reports describing climate, weather, physical terrain, ecosystems, and the diverse flora and fauna populating the lands they explored and often protected during an era of wide open exploitation of natural resources. Such experience made the army better suited than any other federal agency to oversee the early national parks system. So great was the army's ultimate environmental influence that the National Park Service embraced the army model as its own, right down to the uniforms still worn today. In fact, many of the first civilian rangers were drawn directlyfrom the army, while some of the Sierra Club's most outspoken early members were cavalrymen serving in Yosemite. Combining environmental, military, political, and cultural history, Meyerson's study is especially timely in light of Yosemite's enormous popularity (four million visitors annually) and recent controversies pitting conservation forces against dam builders and proponents of expanded public access. A senior staff member at the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Service, Meyerson contends that soldiers of the Old Army (pre-Spanish American War) were the unsung heroes of the national parks. For 25 years before the creation of the National Park Service, soldiers protected, surveyed, and enforced the laws in parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite. They also built trails and roads still used by visitors today.
Add this copy of Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite to cart. $107.04, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by University Press of Kansas.