This is a book for people who love the national parks

Summary: For devoted park-goers and casual campers alike, this charming guide is nothing short of a celebration of America's natural wonders. An introduction to the storied history of the Parks Service is paired with engaging profiles of each of the sixty-one National Parks, from Acadia to Zion and everything in between. Quirky facts and key dates are woven throughout, while refreshingly modern illustrations capture the iconic features of each majestic setting.

Record details

ISBN: 9780762469017
ISBN: 0762469013
Physical Description: 136 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 18 cm
print
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Philadelphia : Running Press, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

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