Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Foreword: The Dam That Wasn't xi
5. Preface xv
6. Acknowledgments xxv
7. 1 / The Peculiar Past of a National Monument 1
8. 2 / The Seeds of Controversy 23
9. 3 / Primeval Parks and the Wilderness Movement 51
10. 4/ "A Mere Millpond" 77
11. 5 / Searching for an Alternate Site 129
12. 6 / Wilderness for a New Generation 153
13. 7 / The Great Evaporation Controversy 181
14. 8 / The Politics of Preservation 207
15. 9 / A Symbol of Wilderness 235
16. 10/ Triumph for the Park System 263
17. 11 / Epilogue 287
18. Notes 303
19. Bibliography 345
20. Index 357