LEADER 03384nam 2200721 a 450 001 9910788266703321 005 20230801232027.0 010 $a1-283-58441-7 010 $a9786613896865 010 $a1-60344-777-6 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046248 035 $a(EBL)1100943 035 $a(OCoLC)821726177 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000711710 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11448369 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000711710 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10694207 035 $a(PQKB)10884222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1100943 035 $a(OCoLC)811405351 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse19794 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1100943 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10588015 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL389686 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046248 100 $a20120424d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aOn politics and parks$b[electronic resource] /$fGeorge Bristol ; foreword by Andrew Sansom 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCollege Station [Texas] $cTexas A&M University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (402 p.) 225 0$aConservation leadership series 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-60344-762-8 327 $aSmall 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. 330 $aWhen George Bristol first saw the mountains surrounding East Glacier, Montana, in the early summer of 1961, he was, in his own words, awed to his depths. Thus began a love affair with nature and public parks that has endured for more than fifty years. This same love affair would lead Bristol to become a crusader for America's national parks and, later, to be largely credited for the rescue of the ailing public park system in his home state. In On Politics and Parks, Bristol tells his own story in lively prose that includes many intriguing peeks at behind-the-scenes events 410 0$aConservation leadership series. 606 $aPolitical consultants$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aConservationists$zTexas$vBiography 606 $aParks$xPolitical aspects$zTexas 606 $aNational parks and reserves$xPolitical aspects$zUnited States 607 $aTexas$xPolitics and government$y1951- 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1945-1989 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government$y1989- 615 0$aPolitical consultants 615 0$aConservationists 615 0$aParks$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aNational parks and reserves$xPolitical aspects 676 $a976.4/063092 676 $aB 700 $aBristol$b George Lambert$01579120 701 $aSansom$b Andrew$01519275 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788266703321 996 $aOn politics and parks$93858978 997 $aUNINA