Isbn: 9780226782928 - wilderness defender: horace m. albright and conservation (6 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Univ of Chicago Pr, 1970. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new. Previous owner inscription on Half title page.

Zustand: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,650grams, ISBN:0226782921. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Presumed first edition/first printing. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. xii, 347, [1] p. Illustrations. Footnotes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling, with small tears and chips. Donald C. Swain (19312023) was an American historian, academic administrator, and president of the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He was born on October 14, 1931, in Des Moines, Iowa. Swain served as a cryptologist in the United States Navy during the Korean War and later pursued a career in academia. He earned a Ph.D. in 20th-Century American Conservation History from the University of California, Berkeley, and became a professor in the History Department at the University of California, Davis. He served as the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs. In 1981, Swain became President of the University of Louisville; he retired in 1995. According to President Kim Schatzel, "Under his watch, U of L began the transformation from an urban commuter school to the Research 1 powerhouse it is today." He led the university from 1981 to 1995, presiding over modernization of programs, an expanded faculty and student body, a growing endowment, new construction on the Belknap Campus, and the creation of the Grawemeyer Awards program. Horace Marden Albright (January 6, 1890 March 28, 1987) was an American conservationist. Horace Albright graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1912, and earned a law degree from Georgetown University. After graduation he worked for the Department of the Interior in Washington, D.C. Albright became a legal assistant to Stephen Mather when Mather became Assistant Secretary in charge of National Parks, and later assisted Mather when the National Park Service (NPS) was established in 1916. He later served as superintendent of Yellowstone National Park. On January 12, 1929, Albright succeeded Mather as the second director of the NPS and held the post until August 9, 1933. In 1933 Albright resigned to work for the U.S. Potash Corporation and U.S. Borax and Chemical Corporation, serving variously as director, vice president, and general manager. The Presidential Medal of Freedom, was awarded to Albright by President Jimmy Carter on the 64th anniversary of the NPS.…

Hardcover. Octavo, xii, 347 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is green with orange print. Dust jacket has light edge wear, light shelf wear. Boards in tan cloth; light wear to spine caps. Illustrated: b&w frontispiece portrait and plates (photographs). Inscribed in ink by Horace Albright on the half-title page. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Section. 1403769. FP New Rockville Stock.…