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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.

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Like many hikers who've completed the Appalachian Trail, Jeffrey Ryan didn't do it in one long through-hike. Grabbing weekends here and days off there, it took Jeffrey twenty-eight years to finish the trail, and along the way he learned much about himself and made many new friends, including his best friend, who made the journey with him from start to finish. Including 75 color photos, this engaging book is part memoir, part natural history an...