
The Forest Service and the Greatest Good
A Centennial History
James G. Lewis(Author)
Forest History Society Inc (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
302 pages
978-0-89030-065-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Forest Service and the Greatest Good: A Centennial History traces the agency's development from its beginnings as a one-man research outfit to today's broad-based operation of over 30,000 employees overseeing 191 million acres of public land. Richly illustrated, The Forest Service and the Greatest Good provides an entertaining, thought-provoking, and informative account of the U.S. Forest Service's first one hundred years as it enters a new century of service.
This is a companion book to the documentary The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film (U.S. Forest Service, 2005).
This is a companion book to the documentary The Greatest Good: A Forest Service Centennial Film (U.S. Forest Service, 2005).
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Language
English
Place of publication
Durham
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
178 illustrations - 178 images, 7 maps, appends., notes, index - 178 Halftones, unspecified - 7 Maps - Index
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
1102 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-89030-065-7 (9780890300657)
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Persons
James G. Lewis, staff historian at the Forest History Society, has written on a variety of topics in forest and conservation history. He served as a historical consultant on the documentary film The Greatest Good.