The national park idea, the best idea we ever had, was inevitable as soon as Americans learned to confront the wild continent not with fear and cupidity but with delight, wonder, and awe.


"The Best Idea We Ever Had" Marking the Sparrow's Fall: The Making of the American West, page 137

Wallace Stegner Quotes

The national park idea, the best idea we ever had, was inevitable as soon as Americans learned to confront the wild continent not with fear and...

The national park idea, the best idea we ever had, was inevitable as soon as Americans learned to confront the wild continent not with fear and...

The national park idea, the best idea we ever had, was inevitable as soon as Americans learned to confront the wild continent not with fear and...

The national park idea, the best idea we ever had, was inevitable as soon as Americans learned to confront the wild continent not with fear and...