J.B. Harkin: Father of Canada's National Parks

by E.J. Hart

Many of Canada's superb national parks owe their existence to James Bernard Harkin (1875-1955), the first commissioner of Canada's new Dominion Parks Branch in 1911. Ted Hart follows Harkin's career from his apprenticeship in the Department of the Interior to his retirement in 1936, and presents Harkin as a major force in early Canadian parks and wildlife conservation. He supported Canadian wildlife conservation at its inception, created the world's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888645120
• ISBN13: 9780888645128
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 1.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up