| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 33.3

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Changing Tracks: Predators and Politics in Mt. McKinley National Park. By Timothy Rawson. (Fairbanks: University of Alaska Press, 2001. xiv + 326 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $39.95, cloth; $24.95, paper.)

Mount McKinley, at 20,320 feet, is not only the highest mountain in Alaska, but the highest in North America. However, that was not the sole reason this glorious national park was created in Alaska in 1917. Wilderness conservationists and those interested in preserving wildlife, in particular moose, caribou, and Dall sheep, made Mount McKinley National Park (now renamed Denali) a reality. 1

Changing Tracks, subtitled Predators and Politics in Mt. McKinley National Park, examines the history and development of the park with emphasis on the ever-changing policies centered on the wildlife in and around it. With depth and delineation, Timothy Rawson has covered the problems of degradation or protection of wildlife, as well as an overall review of politics, policy, and people influencing decisions relating to Denali. He cites what appears to be every statistic on the rise and fall of species as well as in-depth biographical material on certain men associated with the history and paths of action taken for nearly a century. Research and scholarship are evident throughout. . . .

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