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The Book of the National Parks — Robert Sterling Yard

The Book of the National Parks

Robert Sterling Yard

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 310 pages

The Book of the National Parks is a collection of essays from 1919 about America's national parks. Robert Sterling Yard, an official of the National Park Service, describes their landscapes, natural features, and importance, aiming to help readers understand and appreciate them. It offers an early, accessible introduction to the parks and the natural forces that shaped them.

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Contents

  1. THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
  6. THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
  7. The Book of the National Parks
  8. I
  9. THE GRANITE NATIONAL PARKS
  10. II
  11. III
  12. IV
  13. V
  14. VI
  15. THE VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARKS
  16. VII
  17. VIII
  18. IX
  19. X
  20. XI
  21. THE SEDIMENTARY NATIONAL PARKS
  22. XII
  23. XIII
  24. XIV
  25. XV
  26. THE GRAND CANYON AND OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS
  27. XVI
  28. XVII
  29. XVIII
  30. XIX

and 2 more chapters

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