America's National Parks

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PROUD PARTNERS OF AiWERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS
"This book is as powerful as the forces—and as beautiful as the parks—it so spectacularly represents.
—Page Stegner, author of Grand Canyon: The Great Abyss
America's National Parks
The fifty-six national parks of America have been dedieated to preserve and protect beautiful and irreplaceable treasures for future generations to enjoy and appreciate. These parks lie within areas of indescribable beauty, breathtaking vistas, and wondrous natural phenomena. They have also been formed by unique geologic forces: geothermal and volcanic pressures, mountain building, glacial actions, wind and water erosion, and extreme climates.
America's National Parks is a lavish celebration of each one of the diverse national parks throughout the United States. Grouping the parks according to the particular physical and geological forces that created them, it features spectacular full-color photography and topographical maps that highlight important... Tovább

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PROUD PARTNERS OF AiWERICA'S NATIONAL PARKS
"This book is as powerful as the forces—and as beautiful as the parks—it so spectacularly represents.
—Page Stegner, author of Grand Canyon: The Great Abyss
America's National Parks
The fifty-six national parks of America have been dedieated to preserve and protect beautiful and irreplaceable treasures for future generations to enjoy and appreciate. These parks lie within areas of indescribable beauty, breathtaking vistas, and wondrous natural phenomena. They have also been formed by unique geologic forces: geothermal and volcanic pressures, mountain building, glacial actions, wind and water erosion, and extreme climates.
America's National Parks is a lavish celebration of each one of the diverse national parks throughout the United States. Grouping the parks according to the particular physical and geological forces that created them, it features spectacular full-color photography and topographical maps that highlight important landmarks and travel routes throughout each park. The book also includes informative diagrammatic illustrations diat describe and highlight the forces diat created each park—and which are still at work altering each unique landscape.
Never before has a book so skillfully blended the majestic beauty of every national park in the country with captivating inforrriation that will make visitors more knowledgeable about the parks. Far more beautiful than any guidebook— and exceedingly more informative than other large-^format books—^tjxerica's National Parks is the perfect choice for anyone who wants to celebrate America's wilderness treasures.__"'S .i* . ^

America's National Parks
THE SPECTACULAR FORCES THAT SHAPED OUR TREASURED LANDS
From stunning mountain ranges to arid expanses of desert, America has been blessed with an incredibly diverse land—and the vision to protect it for our and future generations to enjoy. These lands are ours to view, wander, learn from, and revel in. America's National Parks captures all that is great about all fifty-six parks in the national park system. It also gives interesting, easy-to-understand background on the geological and ecological forces that continue to make each national park so worthy of protection.
Nature lovers will be captivated by gorgeous photos of landforms, flora, and fauna. Families will appreciate the information that is sure to enhance vacations at the parks. And visitors to any of the country's national parks will forever treasure this book as a memento of past visits and an inspiration for future ones.
Unlike any other book published on the national parks, America's National Parks is a must-have for anyone who relishes America's natural wonders and wants to learn more about the powerful forces that created them. Vissza