| Our National Parks Contributor(s): Muir, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 1409769763 ISBN-13: 9781409769767 Publisher: Thousand Fields OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2008 Annotation: Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Essays - Nature | Regional - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 917.3 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.91 lbs) 324 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This antiquarian volume contains a collection of wonderful sketches and descriptions of the national parks of America. This text aims to show the beauty, grandeur, and all-embracing usefulness of these wild mountain forest reservations and parks. It aims to encourage people to come and enjoy them, and to get the parks into their hearts - so that their preservation and correct use might be ensured. The chapters of this book include: 'The Wild Parks and Forest Reservations of the West', 'The Yellowstone National Park', 'The Yosemite National Park', 'The Forests of the Yosemite Park', 'The Wild Gardens of The Yosemite Park', 'Among the Animals of the Yosemite', etcetera. We are republishing this book with a specially commissioned new biography of the author. |