Research Catalog

Title

J.B. Harkin : father of Canada's national parks / E.J. (Ted) Hart.

Author

Hart, E. J.

Publication

Edmonton, Alta. : University of Alberta Press, 2010.

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Description

564 p. : ill., ports.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Many of Canada's superb national parks owe their existence to James Bernard Harkin (1875-1955), the first commissioner of Canada's new Dominion Parks Branch in 1911. Ted Hart follows Harkin's career from his apprenticeship in the Department of the Interior to his retirement in 1936, and presents Harkin as a major force in early Canadian parks and wildlife conservation. He supported Canadian wildlife conservation at its inception, created the world's first park service, and developed major park policies. Conservationists, serious history enthusiasts, and those with an interest in Canada's national parks will enjoy this biography of a multifaceted and significant individual."--pub. desc.

Subject

• Harkin, J. B., 1875-1955
• Harkin, J. B. 1875-1955
• Conservationists > Canada > Biography
• National parks and reserves > Canada > History
• National parks and reserves > Canada
• Wildlife conservation > Canada
• Wilderness areas > Canada

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 539-545) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Secretary Harkin -- A new public trust -- Dividends in gold and dividends in human units -- Conservation work -- Nevertheless substantial progress was made -- More and still more sanctuaries -- One-man rule -- The business of selling scenery -- Hands off our national parks -- An embarrassment of riches -- The fine Italian hand -- A park in every province -- A great achievement for us -- The prime minister telephoned -- A tremendous magnet -- War is waged...to a reasonable extent -- Passing the torch.

ISBN

• 9780888645128 (pbk.)
• 0888645120 (pbk.)

OCLC

401145726

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library