Natural Museums: U.S. National Parks, 1872-1916

Rating:
Summary: An excellent survey
Review: In 1872 the first national park was founded at Yellowstone, sparking a series of early parks designed to serve as natural history museums for visitors. Natural Museums is both a survey of early parks and a scholarly study of the national park system as a whole, examining the changing purposes and significance of the parks system for future generations. An excellent survey, Natural Museums should be pursued by any visitor to a US park.