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An Exaltation of Parks highlights how America's national parks face growing challenges, while looking back at a powerful model of conservation: the partnership between philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. and National Park Service leaders Stephen Mather, Horace Albright, and Arno Cammerer. The book tells how Rockefeller's personal commitment---through funding, land donations, and volunteer work--helped establish and expand parks like Acadia, Grand Teton, Great Smoky Mountains, Yellowstone and Yosemite. Both a celebration of past achievements and a reminder of their fragility, it calls for renewed dedication to protecting these landscapes for future generations.
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