THIS LAND WAS SAVED FOR YOU AND ME - HOW GIFFORD PINCHOT, FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED, AND A BAND OF FORESTERS RESCUED AMERICA'S PUBLIC LANDS By JEFFREY H. RYAN

This history emphasizes the men—among them Frederick Law Olmsted, Gifford Pinchot, and Theodore Roosevelt—who took up the cause to make public lands accessible to all. From Yosemite to the Wilderness Act, Jeffrey Ryan highlights the political and economic factors that contributed to the triumphs and pitfalls in the quest to protect public lands. Hardcover; 221 pages.