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  • America's National Parks: 11 Classic Books on Natural Beauty and Conservation

    Grand Teton: A Guide to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, The Yellowstone National Park: Historical and Descriptive, etc.

    by United States National Park Service, Hiram Martin Chittenden, Robert Sterling Yard, Jesse Walter Fewkes, G. F. Allen, James Willard Schultz, Nathaniel Pitt Langford, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications ...
    In the anthology "America's National Parks: 11 Classic Books on Natural Beauty and Conservation," readers embark on a transformative journey through the majestic landscapes and historical narratives that have come to define America’s cherished national parks. Encompassing a diverse range of literary styles from vivid descriptive essays to detailed historical accounts, this collection highlights ... Read more

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  • The Book of the National Parks

    Enriched edition. Exploring America's Protected Landscapes: A Descriptive Guide to National Parks

    by Robert Sterling Yard, Connor Burgess ...
    In "The Book of the National Parks," Robert Sterling Yard intricately weaves an evocative narrative celebrating the beauty and significance of America's national parks. Combining rich descriptions and lyrical prose, Yard delves into the majestic landscapes, flora, and fauna that make these protected spaces a testament to nature's wonder. Highlighting the parks during the early 20th century, a time ... Read more

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  • The Book of the National Parks

    by Robert Sterling Yard ...
    In offering the American public a carefully studied outline of its national park system, I have two principal objects. The one is to describe and differentiate the national parks in a manner which will enable the reader to appreciate their importance, scope, meaning, beauty, manifold uses and enormous value to individual and nation. The other is to use these parks, in which Nature is writing in ... Read more

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    The Book Of The National Parks (Unabridged)

    by ROBERT STERLING YARD ...
    Narrated by Pearlene Klinger ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 13 min

    Robert Sterling Yard was an American writer, journalist, and wilderness activist. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Yard graduated from Princeton University and spent the first twenty years of his career in the editing and publishing business. In 1915, he was recruited by his friend Stephen Mather to help publicize the need for an independent national park agency. Their numerous publications were part ... Read more

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  • The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it

    by George Wharton James ...
    Because of the completion of a new driveway along the Rim of the Grand Canyon, and of a new trail to the Colorado River, a second edition of this book is deemed necessary. ... Read more

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  • Steep Trails, California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon

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  • Your National Parks With Detailed Information for Tourists

    by Enos A. Mills & Laurence F. Schmeckebier ...
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  • The Mountain That Was "God"

    Being a Little Book about the Great Peak Which the Indians Named "Tacoma" but Which Is Officially Called "Rainier"

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  • The Lake of the Sky

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