Just as important as what maps show is what they don’t show. Any time we look at a map, we see a landscape as filtered through the mapmaker’s judgements, prejudices, and cultural context.
If confirmed as National Parks Service Director, Chuck Sams III will be the first person to hold the position in an official capacity since the Obama administration. Here’s why that’s important.
The Cape Cod National Seashore was innovative. It was the first park for which the federal government provided funding; for which people were intentionally left in place within the park’s bounds; and the first with a mandate for preserving the character and the way of life of the land.