Description: "Introducing readers to the work of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and America's "most magnificent" landscapes, An Exaltation of Parks makes the case for continued vigilance and protection of the country's national parks"-- Provided by publisher.
Review Quotes: "A significant contribution to understanding the history of national parks, the importance of philanthropic giving to their conservation and development, and the history of John Rockefeller, Jr."--Jonathan Foster, Great Basin College
"This book is a clarion call to preserve more parklands for future generations before it is too late. Kemp argues compellingly that in our new Gilded Age in the twenty-first century, private philanthropy akin to Rockefeller's may be our only viable path forward."--Theodore Catton, Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book Award-winning author ofAmerican Indians and National Forests