Author and historian Douglas Brinkley talks about his book "The
Wilderness Warrior: Theodore Roosevelt and the Crusade for
America." The book tells the story of Theodore Roosevelt's
contribution to the early days of the conservation movement.
Between 1901 and 1909, TR was responsible for 230 million acres
of land being set aside as wilderness. Mr. Brinkley sees this as
the most important initiative by a U.S. President between the
Civil War and World War I. The interview was conducted at the
National Conservation Training Center in Shepherdstown, West
Virginia. The Center is part of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife
Service. This is Part One of a two-part Q&A.