Worthwhile Places: Correspondence of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Horace Albright

by Horace M. Albright and J.W. Ernst

Book Overview

Worthwhile Places is a fascinating inside look at the history of some of our most treasured national parks. The book illuminates a remarkable public-private partnership that helped to shape our national park system. The close association and warm and lasting friendship between John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright is documented through 211 letters covering a 36-year period. The letters portray a common concern for and love of our nation's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823213307
• ISBN13: 9780823213306
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"