"The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg is a tour de force. Swanson opens a much larger story about the meaning of public lands in a democratic society. This book will have a profound impact on our understanding of the environmental dilemmas and political controversies that have rocked the northern Rockies since the mid-twentieth century."—Char Miller, Director of Environmental Analysis and W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis, Pomona College, and author of Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism "'I was so impressed by the time and research that Fred put in for the research of this book', Stewart Brandborg [son of Guy Brandborg] said. "He traveled pretty much all over the West. He was tireless in his efforts to get the story on what my dad had done.'"—Ravalli Republic "The Bitterroot and Mr. Brandborg provides an apt illustration of how local citizens can affect meaningful and lasting changes on a national level. ...An important contribution to the history of national forest policy."—Western Historical Quarterly "Fred Swanson's elegant prose and insightful analysis tackles a controversial subject—public lands and the bureaucracies that manage them—to tell an engaging and significant story about a man who devoted his life to building sustainable lives for the ordinary folks who love, work, and protect the West."—Roundup Magazine
