Nature's Army: When Soldiers Fought for Yosemite

Blessings on Uncle Sam’s soldiers! They have done their job well, and every pine tree is waving its arms for joy.—John Muir

Muir’s words and this book both celebrate a crucial but largely forgotten episode in our nation’s history—how a generation prior to the creation of a National Park Service, the US Army ran Yosemite National Park in an unusual alliance with the fabled preservationist John Muir and his Sierra Club. Harvey Meyerson brings that largely forgotten episode in our nation’s hist...