Books About the History of Parks Canada
& the National Park/Historic Site System

History of Parks Canada & the National Park/Historic Site System

	Campbell, Claire (ed.) A Century of Parks Canada, 1911-2011. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 2011. 458pp.	Hart, E. J.. J. B. Harkin: Father of Canada's National Parks. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. 2006. 592pp.
	MacEachern, Alan. Natural Selections: National Parks in Atlantic Canada, 1935-1970. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2011. 384pp.	Campbell, Claire Elizabeth. Nature, Place, and Story: Rethinking Historic Sites in Canada. Kingston:McGill-Queen's University Press. 2017. 224p.
	Symons, Thomas H.B. (ed.) 1997. The Place of History: Commemorating Canada's Past/Les lieux de la mémoire: la commémoration du passé du Canada. Proceedings of the National Symposium held on the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Ottawa, Ontario: The Royal Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. 439pp. This content has been reproduced with the permission of the Royal Society of Canada/La Société royale du Canada. All rights reserved.	Taylor, C. J. Negotiating the Past: The Making of Canada's National Historic Parks and Sites. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 1990. 246pp.
	Nelson, J. G. and R. C. Scace. The Canadian National Parks: today and tomorrow. Proceedings of a Conference Organized by The National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada and the University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, October 9th-15th, 1968. 2 vols. Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change - National Park Series No. 3. Calgary: University of Calgary. 1968. 1027pp. (Vol. 1, Vol. 2)	Nelson, J.G., R.D. Needham, S.H. Nelson and R.C. Scace, eds. The Canadian national parks : today and tomorrow conference II : ten years later. proceedings of a conference sponsored by the Faculty of Environmental Studies, University of Waterloo, National and Provincial Parks Association of Canada, and Parks Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, Banff, Alberta, October 8th-13th, 1978. Studies in Land Use History and Landscape Change - National Park Series No. 7. Waterloo: University of Waterloo. 1979. 838pp. (Vol. 1, Vol. 2)
	Canadian Parks for Tomorrow: 40th Anniversary Conference, May 8 to 11, 2008, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. 2008.	Nelson, J. G. Canadian Parks in Perspective. Montreal: Harvest House. 1970. 343pp.
	Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks. "Unimpaired for Future Generations?" — Volume I: A Call to Action. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services. 2000.	Panel on the Ecological Integrity of Canada's National Parks. "Unimpaired for Future Generations?" — Volume II: Setting a New Direction for Canada's National Parks. Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Government Services. 2000.
	Rapport de la commission sur l'intégrité écologique des parcs nationaux du Canada. « Intacts pour les générations futures »? Volume I: le temps d'agir. Ottawa: Ministre des Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. 2000.	Rapport de la commission sur l'intégrité écologique des parcs nationaux du Canada. « Intacts pour les générations futures »? Volume II: Une nouvelle orientation pour les parcs nationaux du Canada. Ottawa: Ministre des Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. 2000.
(Vol. 2, 3 & 4 covers)	Scace, R.C. and J.G. Nelson, eds. Heritage for Tomorrow: Proceedings of the Canadian Assembly on National Parks and Protected Areas. Canadian Assembly Project: v. 1. Overview and assembly proceedings; v. 2. The caucus reports; v. 3. Caucus supplementary reports; v. 4. Caucus supplementary reports : Quebec; v. 5. Contributed documents. Ottawa: Supply and Services Canada. 1986.	R.C. Scace et J.G. Nelson, éditeurs. Patrimoine de demain: compte rendu de l'Assemblée canadienne sur les parcs nationaux et les régions protégées. v.1 Aperçu général et délibérations de l'Assemblée; v.2 Rapports des comités régionaux; v.3 Rapports supplémentaires des comités r´gionaux; v.4 Rapports supplémentaires du Comité régional du Québec; v.5 Documents connexes. Ottawa: Environnement Canada. c1986.
	Kopas, Paul. Taking the Air: Ideas and Change in Canada's National Parks. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. 2008. 230pp.	Searle, Rick. Phantom Parks: The Struggle to Save Canada's National Parks. Toronto: Key Porter Books. 2000. 262pp.
	Marsh, John S. and Bruce W. Hodgins, eds. Changing Parks: The History, Future and Cultural Context of Parks and Heritage Landscapes. Toronto: Natural Heritage. 2013. 328pp.	Dearden, Philip and Rick Rollins (eds.) Parks and Protected Areas in Canada Planning and Management, Third Edition. Don Mills: Oxford University Press Canada. 1993, 2002, 2009. 520 pp.
	Waiser, Bill. Park Prisoners: The Untold Story of Western Canada's National Parks, 1915-1946. Calgary: Fifth House Ltd. 1995. 294pp.	Bella, Leslie. Parks for Profit. Montreal: Harvest House. 1987. 220pp.
	Lorimer, Rowland, et. al., eds. To See Ourselves/To Save Ourselves: Ecology and Culture in Canada / Conscience et survie: Écologie et culture au Canada. Canadian Issues/Thèmes canadiens Volume XIII, 1991. Montréal: Association for Canadian Studies/Association d'études canadiennes. 1991. 183pp. This content has been reproduced with the permission of the Association for Canadian Studies/Association d'études canadiennes. All rights reserved.	Lowry, William R. The Capacity for Wonder.Washington, D.C.,: The Brookings Institution. 1994. 296p.
	Marty, Sid. A Grand and Fabulous Notion: The First Century of Canada's Parks. Toronto: NC Press Limited. 1984. 156pp.	Marty, Sid. Une grande et noble idée : Les parcs nationaux: un siècle d'histoire. Ottawa: Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada. 1984. 156pp.
	Michael S., Quinn, Len Broberg and Wayne Freimund, eds. Parks, Peace, and Partnership: Global Initiatives in Transboundary Conservation. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 2012. 400pp.	Sandlos, John. Hunters at the Margin: Native People and Wildlife Conservation in the Northwest Territories. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. 2008. 360pp.
	Burns, Robert and Mike Schintz. Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Warden Service of Canada's National Parks. Parks and Heritage Series No. 2. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 2000. 400pp.	Burns, Robert and Mike Schintz. Guardians of the Wild: A History of the Warden Service of Canada's National Parks. Ottawa: Parks Canada. January 1999. 401pp.
	Camp, Frank. Roots in the Rockies. Ucluelet: Frank Camp Ventures. 1993. 167pp.	Dixon, Ann. Silent Partners: Wives of National Park Wardens. Pincher Creek: Dixon and Dixon Publishers. 1985. 205pp.
	Kaye, Rob. Born to the Wild: Journals of a National Park Warden in the Canadian Rockies. Kelowna: Grey Wolf Books. 2015. 347pp.	Schintz, Mike. Close Calls on High Walls. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. 2005. 319pp.
	Colpitts, George. Game in the Garden: A Human History of Wildlife in Western Canada to 1940. Vancouver: UBC Press. 2002. 216pp.	Foster, Janet. Working for Wildlife: The Beginning of Preservation in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1998. 300pp.
	Brower, Jennifer. Lost Tracks: Buffalo National Park, 1909-1939. Edmonton: Athabasca University Press. 2008. 184pp.	Jakimchuk, Ronald D., R. Wayne Campbell and Dennis A. Demarchi. Ian McTaggart-Cowan: The Legacy of a Pioneering Biologist, Educator and Conservationist. Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2015. 416 pp.
	Wetherell, Donald G. Wildlife, Land, and People: A Century of Change in Prairie Canada. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. 2016. 640pp.	Dalton, Anthony. Arctic Naturalist: The Life of J. Dewey Soper. Toronto: Dundurn Press. 2010. 392pp.
	Penn, Briony. The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan. Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books, 2015. 558 pp.	Davies, Adriana. From Realism to Abstraction: The Art of J. B. Taylor. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 2014. 150pp.
	Jones, Karen R. Wolf Mountains: A History of Wolves Along the Great Divide. Parks and Heritage Series No. 6. Calgary: University of Calgary Press. 2003. 346pp.	Kheraj, Sean. Inventing Stanley Park: An Environmental History. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2013. 304 pp.
	MacDonald, Graham A. The Beaver Hills Country: A History of Land and Life. Edmonton: AU Press. 2009. 253pp.	Markewicz, Lauren. Through the Storm: Canada's Bison Conservation Story. Parks Canada, 2019. 69pp.
	Redmond, Kevin. Landscapes & Legacies: Parks, Natural Areas and Historic Sites of Newfoundland and Labrador. Creative Publishers. 2004. 64pp.	Dann, Moira. Craigdarroch Castle in 21 Treasures. Victoria : Touchwood Editions. 2021. 144pp.
	Marty, Sid. The Black Grizzly of Whiskey Creek. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 2008. 296pp.	Marty, Sid. Switchbacks: True Stories from the Canadian Rockies. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 2001. 336pp.
	Marty, Sid. Men for the Mountains. Toronto: McClelland and Stewart. 1978. 270pp.	Williams, M.B. Guardians of the Wild. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd. 1936. 148pp.

National Park Travel Guides / Pictorials

	Parks Canada. Canada's National Parks: A Celebration = Les Parcs Nationaux Du Canada: Une Célébration. Vancouver: Canopy. 2010. 256pp.	Bondar, Roberta. Passionate Vision: Discovering Canada's National Parks. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. 2000. 175pp.
	Maybank, Blake and Peter Mertz. The National Parks and Other Wild Places of Canada. Hauppauge: Barron's. 2001. 176pp.	Lawrence, R. D. Canada's National Parks. Toronto: Collins. 1983. 288pp.
	McNamee, Kevin and J. A. Kraulis. The National Parks of Canada. Toronto: Key Porter Books. 2004. rev. ed. 224pp.	McNamee, Kevin and J. A. Kraulis. The National Parks of Canada. Toronto: Key Porter Books. 1994. 224pp.
	Guide to the National Parks of Canada. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2011. 352pp.	Guide des parcs nationaux du Canada. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2011. 352pp.
	Guide to the National Parks of Canada, Second Edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2016. 384pp.	Guide des parcs nationaux du Canada, deuxieme edition. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2016. 384pp.
	Guide to the National Historic Sites of Canada. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2016. 352pp.	Guide des Lieux historiques nationaux du Canada. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 2016. 352pp.
	Exploring Canada's Spectacular National Parks. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 1998. 200pp.	Exploring Canada's Spectacular National Parks. Washington, DC: National Geographic. 1995. 200pp.
	Lloyd, Tanya, Canada's National Parks. Vancouver: Whitecap Books Ltd. 1997. 96pp.	Barnes, Christine. Great Lodges of the Canadian Rockies. Bend: W.W. West. 1999. 164p.
	Stephenson, Marylee. Canada's National Parks: A Visitor's Guide. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall. 1997. 367pp.	Butcher, Marlis. Park Bagger: Adventures in the Canadian National Parks. Victoria: Rocky Mountain Books. 2021. 445pp.