Name:
Theodore Roosevelt and Yellowstone National Park
Date:
April 21, 2008
Time:
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MDT
Event Description:
Local Historian Closes out National Library Week with a Program on Theodore Roosevelt and Yellowstone National Park. NWC professor Jeremy Johnston will examine Theodore Roosevelt's involvement in the creation of Yellowstone National Park at the Powell Branch Library on Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the library meeting room.
Johnston explains that throughout the Progressive Era, many professional governing agencies were created to regulate the basic economic and social needs of the American nation. This movement was evident during the administration of Roosevelt and would have a lasting impact on the Yellowstone ecosystem.
