Worthwhile places: correspondence of John D. Rockefeller, by John Davison Rockefeller, Horace Marden Albright, Joseph W.

By John Davison Rockefeller, Horace Marden Albright, Joseph W. Ernst

Important areas is an engaging within examine the historical past of a few of our so much valuable nationwide parks. The e-book illuminates a striking public-private partnership that helped to form our nationwide park method. The shut organization and hot and lasting friendship among John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright is documented via 211 letters overlaying a 36-year interval. The letters painting a standard main issue for and love of our nation's common historical past and efforts which preserved numerous scenic wonders for destiny generations. Horace Albright joined the nationwide Park provider at its inception in 1916. He was once superintendent of Yellowstone nationwide Park and later director of the nationwide Park provider. After he left govt carrier, he remained energetic within the conservation stream until eventually his dying in 1987. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., a beneficiant supporter of the nationwide park method and different conservation and upkeep actions, was once one of many earliest proponents of non-public zone cooperation with the nationwide government's upkeep efforts. The letters supply insights into the plannings and challenge fixing which ended in the construction of Acadia, Grand Teton, Grand Smoky Mountains, and Virgin Islands nationwide parks in addition to different conservation/preservation efforts for the California substantial bushes, Florida's Bald Cypress Swamp, and Colonial Williamsburg. Dr. Joseph Ernst's evaluation and Elilogue position the letters of their historic viewpoint and supply glimpses into the lives of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Horace M. Albright. this option of letters highlights the sweep in their imaginative and prescient for America's outside, which accurately stretched from coast to coast.