Yellowstone holds a special place in America's heart. As the world's first national park, it is globally recognized as the crown jewel of modern environmental preservation. But the park and its surrounding regions have recently become a lightning rod for environmental conflict, plagued by intense and intractable political struggles among the federa "This book includes original sociological research and should appeal to readers with an interest in the unintended consequences of conservation policy as well as in the history of Yellowstone National Park."---Susan Catherine Cork, Conservation Biology