▁the ▁w ilder ness ." ▁David ▁M . ▁Schw art z , ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁edition ▁of ▁Smith son ian , ▁pra ised ▁Hou le ' s ▁pro se ▁in ▁W ings ▁for ▁My ▁Fl ight , ▁and ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁" t old ▁with ▁a ▁char ming ▁simplicity ▁in ▁fewer ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 ▁pages ". ▁Schw art z ▁also ▁pra ised ▁Hou le ▁for ▁including ▁her ▁not ational ▁system ▁for ▁document ing ▁field ▁observations , ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁" opens ▁a ▁window ▁on ▁field ▁bi ology ". ▁Writing ▁in ▁the ▁Library ▁Journal , ▁Henry ▁T . ▁Arm iste ad ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁" well ▁craft ed ▁and ▁comp elling , ▁a ▁dram at ization ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁legit imate ▁interests ▁of ▁conservation ists ▁and ▁developers ", ▁and , ▁" high ly ▁recommended ▁on ▁several ▁levels , ▁as ▁science , ▁soci ology , ▁or ▁a ▁story ". ▁Andrew ▁G ull if ord , ▁a ▁professor ▁of ▁history ▁and ▁environmental ▁studies ▁at ▁Fort ▁Lewis ▁College , ▁noted ▁in ▁The ▁Dur ango ▁Her ald ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁Hou le ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁prevent ▁" in app ropri ate ▁development " ▁at ▁Ch im ney ▁Rock , ▁which ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁a ▁U . S . ▁National ▁Monument ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁" W ings ▁for ▁My ▁Fl ight ▁is ▁a ▁personal ▁story ", ▁wrote ▁G ull if ord , ▁" but