| Edition |
New edition. |
| Description |
256 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Series |
DK eyewitness |
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Eyewitness (Dorling Kindersley Limited)
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Summary |
They are the earth's breathing spaces, precious places to conserve nature and wildlife for future generations. Explore countless places to hike, camp, climb, swim, and paddle, where you and your family can create lifelong memories of freedom and wide-open spaces. The book contains inspiring narratives reflecting the rich diversity and natural importance of the parks, including their role in conserving wildlife, their intricate ecosystems, and their importance as untamed yet accessible spaces where people love to escape and unwind. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Plotting the parks -- The story -- The parks -- Yellowstone -- Yosemite -- Sequoia -- Mount Rainier -- Crater Lake -- Wind Cave -- Mesa Verde -- Glacier -- Rocky Mountain -- Hawai'i Volcanoes -- Lassen Volcanic -- 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 -- Arches -- Capitol Reef -- 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 -- Saguaro -- Death Valley -- Joshua Tree -- Black Canyon of the Gunnison -- Cuyahoga Valley -- Congaree -- Great Sand Dunes -- Pinnacles -- Gateway Arch -- Indiana Dunes -- White Sands -- New River Gorge. |
| Subject |
National parks and reserves -- United States -- Guidebooks.
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United States -- Guidebooks.
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| Indexed Term |
Travel guides (USA) |
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Travel & holiday (USA) |
| Genre/Form |
Guidebooks.
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| Added Title |
United States of America national parks |
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National parks |
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DK eyewitness. USA national parks |
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Lands of wonder |
| ISBN |
0744095107 (hardcover) |
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9780744095104 (hardcover) |
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