In 1932, Ernest A. Davidson pondered the result of development in Mt. Rainier's Yakima Park, noting it could be classed as a failure "since the area is far less attractive" than before construction, or it might be considered a great success "since the general appearance and result is far superior to those other developments with which comparison may be made, and 'just grew' like topsy".〔(Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service / Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction, ''Environmental History'', Oct 1998, by James A. Pritchard ), review of ''Wilderness by Design: Landscape Architecture and the National Park Service'' by Ethan Carr, Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1998, and ''Building the National Parks: Historic Landscape Design and Construction'' by Linda Flint McClelland, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1998.〕