Michael Frome

Author of Strangers in High Places: The Story of the Great Smoky Mountains, Expanded Edition

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About the Author

Michael Frome has been a featured columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Field Stream, American Forests, and Defenders of Wildlife, and has written twenty-two books, including Battle for the Wilderness (1997) and Green Ink An Introduction to Environmental Journalism (1998). Prior to his retirement in show more 1995, he directed a pioneering program in environmental journalism and writing at Western Washington University. show less

Works by Michael Frome

Whose woods these are: the story of the National Forests (1962) 58 copies, 2 reviews

Rand McNally National Park Guide (1984) 26 copies

The National Parks (1977) 23 copies

Battle For The Wilderness (1997) 20 copies

Frommer's National Park Guide (1991) 17 copies

Regreening the National Parks (1991) 15 copies

The National Forests of America (1974) 14 copies

Promised Land: Adventures and Encounters in Wild America (1985) 14 copies

National Parks of the Mid-Atlantic: Five-Tour Guidebook (1987) 13 copies

Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John Muir (2015) 10 copies, 1 review

Green Ink (1998) 8 copies

National Park Guide (1987) 8 copies

Kodak guide to colonial America (1970) 8 copies

Chronicling the West: Thirty Years of Environmental Writing (1996) 5 copies

The Forest Service (1984) 5 copies

Rebel on the road and why I was never neutral (2007) 4 copies

Hosteling U. S. A.: The Official American Youth Hostels Handbook (1981) 4 copies

Kodak guide: America's national parks (1969) 3 copies

Issues in Wilderness Management (A Westview Replica Edition) (1985) 3 copies

National Park Guide 1993 (1993) 3 copies

Allstate Motor Club National Park Guide 1990 (1990) 2 copies

Western National Parks (1977) 2 copies

Virginia 2 copies

Battle for the Wilderness 2 copies

Greenspeak: Fifty Years Of Environmental Muckraking & Advocacy (2002) 2 copies

Washington; a modern guide to the Nation's Capital (1960) 2 copies

Varmints Our Unwanted Wildlife 2 copies

National Parks (1987) 1 copy

Whose woods these are: the story of the national forests 1 copy

KODAK Guide America's National Parks 1 copy

Heal the Earth, Heal the Soul: Collected Essays on Wilderness, Politics and the Media (2007) 1 copy

RAND MCNALLY NATIONAL PARK GUIDE The Complete Guide to the Parks, Monuments, Historical Areas, Seashores, Parkways and… (1972) 1 copy

America's Favorite National Parks (1989) 1 copy

Kodak guide: America's national parks 1 copy

Issues in wilderness management 1 copy

Vacations USA 1 copy

Virginia: States of the Nation (1968) 1 copy

whoes woods these are : the story of the national forests 1 copy

america's national parks guide 1 copy

washington : a modern guide to the nation's capital 1 copy

Better Vacations For Your Money 1 copy

Whose Woods these are: The Story of the National Forests 1 copy

Whose Woods These Are: the Story of the National Forests (1962) 1 copy

Regreening the National Parks (1992) 1 copy

Conscience of a Conservationist: Selected Essays (1989) 1 copy

Chronicling the West: thirty years of environmental writing 1 copy

guide to colonial america 1 copy

Conservators of Hope: The Horace M. Albright Conservation Lectures (1988) 1 copy

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Associated Works

Wilderness U.S.A (1973) 177 copies, 1 review

Uncommon Places: A Celebration of Appalachian Trail Country (1991) — Introduction — 22 copies

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Canonical name: Frome, Michael
Birthdate: 1920-05-25
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Places of residence: Port Washington, Wisconsin, USA
Education: Union Institute
Occupations: environmental journalist
Organizations: University of Idaho
University of Vermont
Western Washington University
Northland College
Washington Post

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Whose Woods These Are. The Story of the National… by Michael Frome

In a year of fires and mudslides, Michael Frome's history and celebration of the national forests is never more timely. Whose Woods These Are, published in 1962, provides a foundation for understanding contemporary discussions of access to and conservation of wilderness in the United States. After providing an overview of the forest service history, Frome takes a tour of a variety of wilderness areas with rangers and also talks with those who benefit from logging and grazing on the public domain. While Frome is obviously a fan of the forests, he also believes that they can be a place for compromise between those who would protect them from any use and those who would wish that the public domain would be placed in private hands.

Whether you are a conservationist or just a fan of the forests, this book is a lovely read with beautifully written descriptions of forests. And...for those of you who find yourself completing the title with lines from Robert Frost, Frome does pay homage to the poem both in the dedication and the conclusion.… (more)

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witchyrichy | 1 other review | Jan 21, 2018 |

Whose woods these are: The story of the national… by Michael Frome

An older book but easy to read. Lots of interesting stories about the national forests. I've read a lot about how the National Parks were formed but the story of the National Forests and their uses and abuses was worth reading.

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readlifeaway | 1 other review | Aug 21, 2016 |

Rediscovering National Parks in the Spirit of John… by Michael Frome

Too much name dropping and Frome as an author has always struck me as melba toast. Not very confrontational when confrontation is needed and too many nice things said about everybody and everything. Call a spade a spade! There are a number of good tidbits related to the NPS' not so good record in conservation.

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untraveller | Nov 15, 2015 |

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