Death Valley National Park

This comprehensive study of Death Valley National Park probes the environmental and human history of this astonishing desert, and tells the story of its preservation. It details the many debates over the park’s size, conflicts between miners, farmers, the military , and wilderness advocates; the treatment of the Timbisha people; and the continuing impact of tourists on its cultural and natural resources. The history of Death Valley National Park embodies the many tensions confronting modern American environmentalism. 185 pages.