American Covenant

Gary E Machlis, Michael A Soukup

ISBN 10: 0300140355 / ISBN 13: 9780300140354

Published by Yale University Press, US, 2021

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An intimate and candid account of our national parks detailing their strengths, vulnerabilities, and essential role in American life"Essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of America's national parks."-John Miles, National Parks Traveler Part memoir, part critique, and a paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation. Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis show how the national parks are essential to maintaining the essence of our national heritage, and key to America's future in a changing climate and political landscape.   Sharing real-world examples of both victories and defeats in protecting national parks, this candid, thoughtful book reminds us that the national parks are a promise-a covenant-within and between generations of Americans. The book is also a call to revitalize, reconstitute, reconfigure, and reform the National Park Service, which the authors believe is governed too much by outdated management practices and politics instead of a foundation of expertise and science.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: American Covenant
• Publisher: Yale University Press, US
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300140355
• ISBN 13: 9780300140354
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

An intimate and candid account of our national parks detailing their strengths, vulnerabilities, and essential role in American life

“Essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of America’s national parks.”—John Miles, National Parks Traveler

Part memoir, part critique, and a paean to the value of national parks, American Covenant distills the experience and insights from two long careers in conservation. Michael A. Soukup and Gary E. Machlis show how the national parks are essential to maintaining the essence of our national heritage, and key to America’s future in a changing climate and political landscape.
 
Sharing real-world examples of both victories and defeats in protecting national parks, this candid, thoughtful book reminds us that the national parks are a promise—a covenant—within and between generations of Americans. The book is also a call to revitalize, reconstitute, reconfigure, and reform the National Park Service, which the authors believe is governed too much by outdated management practices and politics instead of a foundation of expertise and science.

About the Author

Michael A. Soukup served as Chief Scientist for the National Park Service. Gary E. Machlis is University Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson University, and served as Science Advisor to the Director of the National Park Service.