Bibliograph

USA national parks, lands of wonder

Type

Label

USA national parks, lands of wonder

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

USA national parks

Oclc number

1133277851

Series statement

DK eyewitness

Sub title

lands of wonder

Summary

"USA National Parks: Lands of Wonder is a celebration of these magnificent parks - packed with beautiful photography and inspiring ideas for your next adventure, whether you want to be alone amid the vast and haunting wilderness of Alaska's Denali Park or get up close to the teeming tropical wildlife of Florida's Everglades. All 62 national parks are covered, showcasing what makes each one unique, with maps, facts and figures, things to do, and when and where to experience it at its best" --, Amazon.comEach United States National Park is introduced in a two-to-six-page spread. Articles include a thumbnail history, trivia, and one-to-two sentence articles about the best hikes, sights, and historical personages associated with the park. Tourist information (lodging, restaurants, etc.) is not included. -- perusal of book

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Plotting the parks -- The story -- The parks -- Yellowstone -- Yosemite -- Sequoia -- Mount Rainier -- Crater Lake -- Wind Cave -- Mesa Verde -- Glacier -- Rocky Mountain -- Lassen Volcanic -- Hawai'i Volcanoes -- Denali -- Grand Canyon -- Zion -- Acadia -- Hot Springs -- Bryce Canyon -- Grand Teton -- Carlsbad Caverns -- Great Smoky Mountains -- Shenandoah -- Olympic -- Kings Canyon -- Isle Royale -- Mammoth Cave -- Big Bend -- Everglades -- Virgin Islands -- Haleakalā -- Petrified Forest -- Canyonlands -- North Cascades -- Redwood -- Capitol Reef -- Arches -- Guadalupe Mountains -- Voyageurs -- Theodore Roosevelt -- Badlands -- Channel Islands -- Biscayne -- Katmai -- Glacier Bay -- Gates of the Arctic -- Kenai Fjords -- Kobuk Valley -- Lake Clark -- Wrangell-St. Elias -- Great Basin -- National Park of American Samoa -- Dry Tortugas -- Death Valley -- Saguaro -- Joshua Tree -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison -- Cuyahoga Valley -- Congaree -- Great Sand Dunes -- Pinnacles -- Gateway Arch -- Indiana Dunes -- White Sands

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United States of America national parksNational parksDK eyewitness USA national parks

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