Title: Preserving the living past : John C. Merriam's legacy in the state and national parks /
Authors: Mark, Stephen R.
Publisher: University of California Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Merriam, John C.; Fossils West (U.S.); National parks and reserves West (U.S.); Paleontologists United States Biography; Conservationists United States Biography
Contents: Why save the redwoods? -- To Berkeley and beyond -- Paleontologist of the Far West -- An upward trajectory -- Redwoods and research -- Interpreting the national parks -- A voice for wilderness -- Building state parks -- What nature means.