National Parks

Discover the rich history of America's national parks with essential titles selected by RCL editors. Resources for College Libraries (RCL) features core titles for academic libraries, curated by Choice/ACRL subject specialists. In this list, preview a selection of the 90,000+ titles available at rclweb.net.

Updated June 30, 2025
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National parks : the American experience
Runte, Alfred
Paper Book
In this lavishly illustrated book well-known environmental historian Alfred Runte, a prominent figure on the Ken Burns documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea, tells the highly engaging story of the development of our national parks, from the first national park, Yellowstone, to the more...
Desert solitaire
Abbey, Edward
Paper Book
At last, one of the most popular books on the American West is available once again in hardcover. In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the publication of Desert Solitaire, the University of Arizona Press is pleased to publish a new edition featuring a new introduction by...
Science, Conservation, and National Parks
Ackerly, David D.
Paper Book
As the US National Park Service (NPS) marks its centennial in 2016, parks and protected areas worldwide are under increasing threat from a variety of factors, including storms and fires of greater severity, plant and animal extinctions, the changing attitudes of a public that has become more...
America's public lands : from Yellowstone to Smokey Bear and beyond
Wilson, Randall K.
Paper Book
How is it that the United States--the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than any other in the world--has chosen to set aside nearly one-third of its territory as public lands? Considering this intriguing question, Randall K. Wilson traces the often-forgotten ideas of...

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