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How it is that the United States—the country that cherishes the ideal of private property more than any other in the world—has chosen to set aside nearly on

The little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation's land primarily for recreation and conservation.

"The management of public lands in the West is a matter of long-standing and oft-contentious debates. The government must balance the interests of a variety of