Wilson, Randall K.,  1966- <br/><br/>
America's public lands :  from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond  
Randall K. Wilson, Gettysburg College. 
 - Second edition. 
 - Lanham   Rowman & Littlefield,  2020 
 - 377p 
<br/><br/> Earlier edition: 2014. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781538126400 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2019048407 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public lands--United States.<br/>Public lands--Government policy--United States.<br/>Public lands--Management--History.--United States<br/>Conservation of natural resources--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HD216 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>333.10973  / WIL