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.Park Profiles: Yellowstone (Park Profiles)
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by: Seymour L. Fishbein, Raymond Gehman, National Geographic Society

April 01, 1997
I had the opportunity to visit Yellowstone National Park this summer and decided to pick up a few guidebooks from my local library. This book is marvelous. It discusses in detail the ecology and history of Yellowstone and its natural resources. The photographs are of the caliber you'd expect from a National Geographic publication.
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.Park Profiles: Yosemite (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

April 01, 1997
For those of you who have been to Yosemite, this book will make you long to go back. For those who haven't, you'll want to experience the park for the first time. The priniciple feature of this NG Park Profile is the photography, and as usual, NG doesn't disappoint. I feel the author does a good job in the text of dealing with many of the features, and issues, of Yosemite, but the pictures are the core of this book.
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.Park Profiles: Blue Ridge Range (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

March 01, 1998
Ron Fisher wrote this "bookazine" in a very plain, homespun style which causes one to learn tons of information about people and places of the Blue Ridge without realizing it. There was too-scant mention of the region's physiography and natural history; however, once I got far enough inside to notice that, I was already sufficiently captivated by the tales of human history and folklore that the book was well worth finishing. Like Fisher, I cruised the Blue Ridge Parkway on a cool, misty weekday; and he captured the peaceful mood perfectly in his description of that jaunt. Whether from watching a Salem Buccaneers minor league game, interviewing Foxfire writers, or recording the tales of an elderly wood whittler, the hundreds ... Read More:
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.Park Profiles: Exploring Canada's Spectacular National Parks (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

March 01, 1998
This book consists of essays, or rather travel notes, put together by a National Georgaphic team. They write about their impressions from travelling through Canada's national parks by boat, horse, or by foot. They write about everything they see, stories they are told by the natives, the weather, their findings in the forest, their guides, etc. The photographs in the book are as stunning as you would expect from National Geographic photographers. However, if you are planning to go to one of these parks, you would hardly find any useful information in this book. There are no maps, no info on activities, lodging, not even clear information how to get to the location where the beautiful pictures in the book were taken. This book is a good choice to ... Read More:
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.Park Profiles: America's Hidden Treasures (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

April 01, 1997
Biscayne, Katmai, North Cascades, Guadelupe Mountains, Voyageurs, Theodore Roosevelt, Channel Islands: Not seven of the best-known National Parks to be sure. But each is eminently deserving of inclusion into the system of "Nation's Crown Jewels". This book shows why.

In a well-drafted, readable, interesting text, accompanied by excellent National Geographic photography, the ins and outs of each named park, including highlights, topography, natural features, climate, hazards, and accessibility are brought out in an imaginative, pleasant manner.

Each park is shown to be a microcosm of a facet of the American wilderness, and each chapter makes you want to visit that park. I have been to Theodore Roosevelt and Biscayne. ... Read More:
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.Park Profiles: Our Inviting Eastern Parklands (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

March 01, 1997
The Eastern United States is underrepresented in terms of national parks. The early settlement and development of our country precluded some sites, like Niagara Falls, from inclusion. But others, thankfully, made it. This book covers them. As to the Great Smokies and the Everglades, so much has been written about them that this book offers an overview many will have read in the past at another source.

However, as to the two new Florida National Parks, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas, this book is an invaluable resource. Our trip to these two outstanding areas this past spring was made much better by previous reference to this book. Both are marvelous additions to the national park system, especially in terms of marine life, a factor well ... Read More:
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.Park Profiles: Canyon Country Parklands (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

March 01, 1998
I am a Colorado Plateau freak, I must confess. As this book so excellently shows, every nook, every niche of that region is festooned with some new, arresting wonder, or so it seems.

Canyon Country Parklands is first remarkable for its photography. I have seldom seen the essence of this beautiful region captured so well. Indeed, many of the photos catch that magical light that seems to leap from the rock walls themselves. Even those parks long photographed, such as Zion National Park, attain a new height in beauty through the pictures in this book. A magnificent effort!!

The text is very readable and captures much of the magic of this region as well. I especially recommend the sections on Plateau wildlife and on the High Plateaus. ... Read More:
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.Park Profiles: Grand Canyon Country (Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic Society

April 01, 1997
The National Geographic guides suffer from a desire to be all things to all travelers. As such, they provide an appropriate introduction to the areas they cover. There are, however, better guides with better photography available; better books of history of the natural wonders of our country. This volume is no exception. It makes a good coffee table book and, if you're only barely thinking about traveling to the canyon, may very well whet your appetite.
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.Grand Canyon Country (National Geographic Park Profiles)
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by: National Geographic

1980
The National Geographic guides suffer from a desire to be all things to all travelers. As such, they provide an appropriate introduction to the areas they cover. There are, however, better guides with better photography available; better books of history of the natural wonders of our country. This volume is no exception. It makes a good coffee table book and, if you're only barely thinking about traveling to the canyon, may very well whet your appetite.
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