U.S. Forest Service History Books
The Forest History Society has long had an interest in documenting the history of the U.S. Forest Service, the federal agency with responsibility for managing the largest number of forested acres in the United States. In addition to maintaining the U.S. Forest Service Headquarters History Collection, FHS has also published numerous materials documenting the history of the agency.
All FHS imprint books are distributed by the University of North Carolina Press. Individuals can order our books from their bookseller of choice or direct from our publishing partners at the links below. Retailers who would like to carry FHS books can order them through UNC Press and its fulfillment partner, Longleaf Services. For ordering and account information, visit UNC Press’s website.
Chiefs Remember: The Forest Service, 1952-2001
Steen, Harold K., ed. 2005. Hardcover & softcover.
Conservation Diaries of Gifford Pinchot
Steen, Harold K., ed. 2001. 230 pp. Hardcover.
Forest Management for All: State and Private Forestry in the U.S. Forest Service
Bramwell, Lincoln. 2013. 103 pp. Softcover.
Forest Service and The Greatest Good: A Centennial History
Lewis, James G. 2005. 290 pp. Hardcover & softcover.
Forest Service Research: Finding Answers to Conservation's Questions
Steen, Harold K. 1998. v+102 pp. Softcover.
Jack Ward Thomas: The Journals of a Forest Service Chief
Thomas, Jack Ward. 2011. Edited by Harold K. Steen. 417 pp. Softcover.
Lands Worth Saving: The Weeks Act of 1911, the National Forests, and the Enduring Value of Public Investment
Lewis, James G. 2018. 156 pp. Softcover.
Proceedings of the U.S. Forest Service Centennial Congress: A Collective Commitment to Conservation
Anderson, Steven, ed. 2006. 512 pp. Softcover.
U.S. Forest Service: A History
Steen, Harold K. 2004. xvi+356 pp. Hardcover & softcover.
View from the Top: Forest Service Research
Arnold, R. Keith, Murlyn B. Dickerman, and Robert E. Buckman. Edited by Harold K. Steen. 1994. xiv+365 pp. Softcover.
