A Conservative Environmentalist: The Life and Career of Frank Masland Jr.

Explores the works of Frank E. Masland Jr., a wealthy Pennsylvania carpet-maker who was both a prominent twentieth-century conservationist and a political conservative, and his cross-party efforts to expand the national park system, preserve wild country, and protect the environment.

Thomas G. Smith is Professor Emeritus of History at Nichols College, where he served as Robert Stansky Distinguished Professor. His latest book, Stewart L. Udall: Steward of the Land, was an Evans Biography Award finalist.