Black Hills Forestry: A History. By John F. Freeman.

Abstract

Black Hills Forestry: A History . By John F. Freeman. (Boulder: University Press of Colorado, 2015. xv + 246 pp. Illustrations, map, graph, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.) For most of the United States, the Black Hills is the place with Mount Rushmore’s stone presidents’ heads, or perhaps Sturgis, where Harley-Davidson bikers gather. Even the historically inclined might first associate the Black Hills with the Battle of the Little Bighorn and the Great Sioux War. However, as John F. Freeman shows in his traditional narrative history, Black Hills Forestry , the Black Hills have also played an important role in national forestry policy in the United States. … jorth{at}calpoly.edu