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Book SynopsisIn telling the history of Longs Peak and its climbers, Ruth M. Alexander shows how Rocky Mountain National Park, like the National Park Service (NPS), has struggled to contend with three fundamental obligations - to facilitate visitor enjoyment, protect natural resources, and manage the park as a site of democracy.
Trade ReviewDemocracy’s Mountain exposes the complex and fascinating history of our relationship with public lands, each other, and the nation itself." - Phoebe S. K. Young, author of
Camping Grounds: Public Nature in American Life from the Civil War to the Occupy Movement"
Democracy’s Mountain reveals the complex calculus behind national park management and gives us the tools to do better by the environment and by each other. Climbers and Coloradans, park managers and visitors, and anyone concerned with equitable access to public lands in the midst of climate change will enjoy this book." - Annie Gilbert Coleman, author of
Ski Style: Sport and Culture in the Rockies"Anyone who cares about the Colorado Rockies—and, for that matter, everyone committed to democracy, public lands, and the daunting but essential work of making our great outdoors more inclusive—should dive into this lucidly written and wonderfully approachable book." - Thomas G. Andrews, author of
Coyote Valley: Deep History in the High Rockies
