Michael Childers, 2024–25 | National Humanities Center

Michael Childers (NHC Fellow, 2024–25)

Project Title

The Mountains are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park

Colorado State University

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Fellowship Work Summary, 2024–25

Michael Childers completed drafting and revising his book manuscript, The Mountains are Calling: Tourists and the Unmaking of Yosemite National Park. This work included finishing writing chapter one and the book’s epilogue, revising and editing the entire manuscript, and securing rights to illustration. Additionally, Childers drafted two chapters for the contract history, USDA Forest Service History, 1960–2020 Administrative History. He spent several days conducting archival research on the Forest Service history at the Forest History Society Archives in Durham, NC.