Introduction: Why public lands? -- Part I: Origins of the public domain -- Building the national commons -- Disposing of the public domain: from commons to commodity -- A public land system emerges -- Part II: America's public land system -- National parks -- National forests -- National wildlife refuges -- Bureau of land management lands -- National wilderness preservation system -- National wild and scenic rivers and trails -- Parting thoughts.
Summary:
"This updated edition traces the oft-forgotten ideas of nature that have shaped the evolution of America's public land system, resulting in a fresh and compelling account of the most pressing challenges facing national parks, forests, rangelands, and wildlife refuges from their early beginnings to the first years of the Trump administration"-- Provided by publisher.
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