Graham, F., Jr. 1971. Man's dominion -- the story of conservation in America. Evans, New York.

Graham, F., Jr. 1990. The Audubon ark. Knopf, New York.

history of the National Audubon Society

Hays, S. P. 1959. Conservation and the gospel of efficiency--the progressive conservation movement, 1890-1920. Harvard Univ. Press.

Matthiessen, P. 1959. Wildlife in America. Viking.

a well-known writer surveys the history of conservation in America

Pearson, T. G. 1937. Adventures in Bird Protection. Appleton-Century, New York.

Pearson was involved in nearly all the major steps in conservation in the first decades of the 1900's -- and he got his start in North Carolina!

Reiger, J. F. 1975. American sportsmen and the origins of conservation. Winchester Press.

published by an ammunition manufacturer (with an interest in promoting hunting) but this volume contains lots of interesting information!

Trefethen, J. B. 1961. Crusade for wildlife -- highlights in conservation progress. Stackpole.

Hoskins, W. G., and L. D. Stamp. 1963. Common lands of England and Wales. Collins.

McGoodwin J. R. 1990. Crisis in the world's fisheries. Stanford Univ Press.

advocates common property rights with limited access -- argues that restraint to conserve stocks is abandoned when foreigners enter fishery -- no mention of sequestration nor persistence nor liquidation

Hampton, H. D. 1971. How the U.S. cavalry saved our national parks. Indiana University Press.

Frome, M. 1966. Strangers in high places: the story of the Great Smoky Mountains. Doubleday. Also later editions!

history of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park -- good for dates and people

Alexander, J., and J. Lazell. 1992. Ribbon of sand: the amazing convergence of the ocean and the Outer Banks. Algonquin, Chapel Hill (recently reprinted by UNC Press).

astonishing accounts of history, natural history, and ecology

Jacoby, K. 2003. Crimes against nature: squatters, poachers, thieves, and the hidden history of American conservation. University of California Press.

a reality check! -- but get the correct book -- this book is not the same as the 2005 book with a similar title about George W. Bush!

Weinberg, P., and K. A. Reilly. 1998. Understanding environmental law. Matthew-Bender.