Mark Kenyon

A look at the history and present state of public lands in America, leavened with entertaining stories from the author's own experiences in them. But if you want more in-depth historical information, I recommend the books by [a:Douglas Brinkley|7109|Douglas Brinkley|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1321669683p2/7109.jpg] cited by Kenyon. And I wish Kenyon had included more in-depth information on the current state of things (e.g., post-2008). But that ultimately didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the book.… (mehr)

That Wild Country is Mark Kenyon's first full length book. He has written about outdoor sports and public lands and conservation issues in several magazines and maintains an internet presence. When Kenyon realized that the public lands he loved were under assault from various fronts he set out to visit as many sites as he could while researching the history of anti-public land elements going back to the industrialist who opposed the establishment of the first national parks and on the the Sagebrush Rebellion of the 1980s and the current Presidents revoking of National Monument established by earlier Presidents. His descriptions of camping, hiking, fishing and hunting trips in public lands all over the country were entertaining and made me want to go to all those places too. His outline of the history of anti-public lands movements were infuriating.… (mehr)