03416nam 2200733 a 450 991046353910332120200520144314.01-283-58441-797866138968651-60344-777-6(CKB)3170000000046248(EBL)1100943(OCoLC)821726177(SSID)ssj0000711710(PQKBManifestationID)11448369(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711710(PQKBWorkID)10694207(PQKB)10884222(MiAaPQ)EBC1100943(OCoLC)811405351(MdBmJHUP)muse19794(Au-PeEL)EBL1100943(CaPaEBR)ebr10588015(CaONFJC)MIL389686(EXLCZ)99317000000004624820120424d2012 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrOn politics and parks[electronic resource] /George Bristol ; foreword by Andrew Sansom1st ed.College Station [Texas] Texas A&M University Pressc20121 online resource (402 p.)Conservation leadership seriesIncludes index.1-60344-762-8 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.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 eventsConservation leadership series.Political consultantsTexasBiographyConservationistsTexasBiographyParksPolitical aspectsTexasNational parks and reservesPolitical aspectsUnited StatesTexasPolitics and government1951-United StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Electronic books.Political consultantsConservationistsParksPolitical aspectsNational parks and reservesPolitical aspects976.4/063092BBristol George Lambert974507Sansom Andrew962758MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463539103321On politics and parks2218647UNINA