While many people associate the National Park Service with scenic natural landscapes, that’s only part of the federal agency’s job. They’re also tasked with preserving and telling the history of the United States from all angles. Across the national park system, many park units preserve stories that are worth taking a moment to better understand […]

Will De Man
Will is a social studies teacher from Michigan who moonlights as an American conservation historian. He graduated from Calvin University with degrees in history, education, and classics, degrees he employs to teach ancient history to 7th graders and research the history of the national parks. He published his first book, A Short History of the National Parks: the Southeast, in 2023. You can find out more about him at nationalparkshistory.com and on Instagram @nationalparkhistory.
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