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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788266703321

Autore

Bristol George Lambert

Titolo

On politics and parks [[electronic resource] /] / George Bristol ; foreword by Andrew Sansom

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station [Texas], : Texas A&M University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-283-58441-7

9786613896865

1-60344-777-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (402 p.)

Collana

Conservation leadership series

Altri autori (Persone)

SansomAndrew

Disciplina

976.4/063092

B

Soggetti

Political consultants - Texas

Conservationists - Texas

Parks - Political aspects - Texas

National parks and reserves - Political aspects - United States

Texas Politics and government 1951-

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Small towns and growing horizons: Early memories and influences -- Denton and Beeville, Texas -- Orange, Texas -- Weatherford, Texas -- Austin -- A freeing of the mind and spirit: College -- Moving into my mountains -- Early political years: Washington DC -- Jake -- In preparation for defeat -- A political master's degree: The Democratic National Committee and Bob Strauss -- With Strauss and on my own -- Lloyd Bentsen -- Lowell Lebermann: in praise of friendship -- America's best ideas: The National Park Foundation -- Parks in a changing Texas -- Epilogue.

Sommario/riassunto

When George Bristol first saw the mountains surrounding East Glacier, Montana, in the early summer of 1961, he was, in his own words, awed to his depths. Thus began a love affair with nature and public parks that has endured for more than fifty years. This same love affair would



lead Bristol to become a crusader for America's national parks and, later, to be largely credited for the rescue of the ailing public park system in his home state.  In On Politics and Parks, Bristol tells his own story in lively prose that includes many intriguing peeks at behind-the-scenes events