original 1959 GPO book: Public Hearings on S. 4028 Wilderness Act: Bend, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Albuquerque, New Mexico. Soft Cover, Part 2 

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an original 1959 U.S. Government Printing Office publication:

National Wilderness Preservation Act

HEARINGS

Before The

Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate,

Eighty-Fifth Congress,

Second Session,

on S. 4028.

PART 2 (Pages 219 – page 1060).

 

Note: Part 1 (not included in this listing) contains the initial statements from government officials, conservationists, and the bill’s primary author, Howard Zahniser.

 

Publisher: United States Government Printing Office (1959)

 

The book measures 6” x 9” x 1”

 

Soft Cover.

This large book is an outcome of the “Western Field Tour” to gather grassroots input. 

The Senate committee held public hearings in Bend, Oregon;

Seattle, Washington; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Albuquerque, New Mexico.

 

S. 4028, was a bill introduced late in 1958 to establish a national wilderness preservation system.  

S. 4028 did not become law however, it served as the precursor

 to the Wilderness Act of 1964.

 

The front cover is stamped:

From the Office of:

Richard L. Neuberger

U.S. Senator – Oregon

(Washington D,C.)

 

CONDITION

This 67-year-old book is complete and in very good overall condition.

Well bound.

Covers have light to moderate wear, with some sun fading.

Pages are clean – no markings.