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My new book traces the path from Frederick Law Olmsted’s first wanderings in Yosemite to the signing of The Wilderness Act in 1964. Along the way, we meet well-known advocates for America’s lands and waters including Gifford Pinchot, Theodore Roosevelt, and Aldo Leopold. But importantly, we also meet many lesser-known people who gave their all to protect forests and wilderness areas before they would be gone forever and ensured that all Americans would retain the benefits of ownership.

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"There are those who have been forgotten from our history, who can help us on our path to the future. People who struggled to save our land, for all of us, and who are examples of the kind of people that are desperately needed today. This is a must read!"

Ryan's story traces an integral thread — all the way from the creation of Central Park to the signing of The Wilderness Act — to provide context largely missing from other accounts. Along the way, he robustly illustrates the intellectual origins of the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and the establishment of other public lands for enduring the benefit of all. This book is wonderful and much needed.

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Finalist, 2018 Maine Literary Awards

2018 Maine Literary Awards Few know the story behind the creation of the world’s longest hiking-only trail. The proposal could have died in the pages of a journal had it not been for the efforts of many people ― including two, in particular: Benton MacKaye and Myron Avery. While the two men shared a common goal, their vastly different personalities meant it was only a matter of time before these sometimes allies, sometimes adversaries had a falling out. My latest book weaves together history and biography to bring the story of how a dreamer and a doer created a something that neither could have done had they tried to go it alone. (Published by Appalachian Mountain Club Books. First edition: September, 2017.)

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