Contents -- Foreword - Wiliam Cronon -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Peculiar Past of a National Monument -- 2. The Seeds of Controversy -- 3. Primeval Parks and the Wilderness Movement -- 4. "A Mere Millpond" -- 5. Searching for an Alternate Site -- 6. Wilderness for a New Generation -- 7. The Great Evaporation Controversy -- 8. The Politics of Preservation -- 9. A Symbol of Wilderness -- 10. Triumph for the Park System -- 11. Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.