Enos Mills of the Rockies | Esther Burnell Mills, Hildegarde Hawthorne Osikison
A biography of Enos A. Mills, "Father of Rocky Mountain National Park", it is the result of a collaboration between Esther Burnell Mills, the widow of Enos A. Mills, and Hildegarde Hawthorne Oskison, daughter of Julian Hawthorne and granddaughter of Nathaniel Hawthorne. It excites as it narrates the hazards of a solitary explorer discovering the secrets of nature; it depicts the history and changing aspects of the world around him and reveals the habits of its wildlife. It is an unforgettable portrait of a man who devoted his life to protecting a world all people know to be compelling.