The Park Builders: A History of State Parks in the Pacific Northwest

by Thomas R. Cox

Book Overview

Among the greatest attractions of the Pacific Northwest are its state parks, campgrounds and tree-lined highways. From Idaho hot springs to the Oregon coast, millions of people enjoy this priceless legacy every year but few stop to think about the source of this bounty. The Park Builders profiles the men who provided the parks, and the times that shaped them. From its beginnings as part of the progressive crusades to its evolution into an expected...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295966130
• ISBN13: 9780295966137
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher