Historic Denali National Park and Preserve: The Stories Behind One of America's Great Treasures

by Tracy Salcedo

Overview

The national park that boasts the highest mountain in North America has known human habitation for at least 11,000 years. But it wasn’t until 1906 that conservationists proposed a bill, which finally passed in 1917, to preserve the Denali region as a national park. Historic Denali National Park is a vibrant narrative that covers different parts of the park’s history, from the Native Americans and the early explorers to park visitors today. Celebrate the 100^th anniversary of Denali National Park and learn more about one of America’s greatest treasures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493028917
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	688,377
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Tracy Salcedo is the author of Historic Yosemite National Park. She resides in California’s Wine Country.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Walk on the Wild Side vi

Introduction xi

Chapter 1 The Native Name 1

Chapter 2 Denali's First People 8

Chapter 3 Mountaineering: First to the Top 26

Chapter 4 Kantishna 46

Chapter 5 Denali in Two Steps: Defining and Redefining a National Park 59

Chapter 6 Of Sheep, Wolves, and Men: Charles Sheldon, Adolph Murie, and Gordon Haber 80

Chapter 7 Mountaineering: The Second Wave 93

Chapter 8 Supermen: Harry Karstens and Grant Pearson 113

Chapter 9 On Denali's Skirts: Superwomen 130

Chapter 10 Let the Big Dogs Run 143

Chapter 11 Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 159

Chapter 12 Denali's Natural History 175

Chapter 13 Rock and Ice: A Mountain of Science 200

Chapter 14 Defining Wilderness: A Different Kind of National Park 220

Chapter 15 Denali by the Numbers 225

Acknowledgments 227

Resources and Further Reading 229

Index 239

About the Author 249