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Our National Parks  •  John Muir  •  Richard F. Fleck NATURAL HISTORY •  1994 •  PAPER  • 370 PAGES A collection of ten essays on the national parks of the west, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Sequoia and General Grant. Six of the ten chapters are devoted to Yosemite National Park. Originally published in 1901. (USW272, $28.00)
Trains of Discovery, Railroads and the Legacy of the National Parks  •  Alfred Runte HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 128 PAGES A thoroughly revised and expanded successor to Alfred Runte's Trains of Discovery: Western Railroads and the National Parks, the new edition now includes protected landscapes and historical sites east of the Mississippi made possible or influenced by railroads: the Hudson River Valley; Delaware Water Gap; Harpers Ferry; Indiana Dunes; Gettysburg; Steamtown; and Shenandoah, Great Smoky Mountains, and Acadia National Parks. An illustrated tribute to American railroads and national parks, featuring period advertisements, posters and memorabilia of Glacier, Grand Canyon and Denali National Parks. (USW56, $24.95)
An American Idea, The Making of the National Parks  •  Kim Heacox NATURAL HISTORY •  2009 •  PAPER  • 288 PAGES An illustrated history of the national park system with maps, paintings and archival drawings and a stunning collection of photographs by the great Ansel Adams. (USA34, $14.95)
The National Parks, America's Best Idea  •  Ken Burns  •  Dayton Duncan NATURAL HISTORY •  2011 •  PAPER  • 400 PAGES Signed Book Plates! A riveting tale of the conservationists, politicians, presidents and dreamers who created our national park system by the dynamic duor of Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan. Thanks to National Parks maven and our Random House rep Rose Scharer, we've got a good supply of bookplates signed by Ken Burns, which we'll include with each book. (USA356, $32.50)
Complete National Parks of the United States  •  Mel White GUIDEBOOK •  2010 •  HARD COVER  • 582 PAGES From Yellowstone to the Statue of Liberty, Gettysburg and the waters surrounding the U.S.S. Arizona in Hawaii, this comprehensive catalog covers each National Park, Monument, Memorial, Preserve, Historic Site, Battlefield, Cemetery and Seashore in detail. (USA406, $40.00)
The Complete Guide to the National Park Lodges  •  David L. Scott GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 260 PAGES This comprehensive directory covers one-of--kind historic lodges, simple inns and rustic cabins, most located in the best-known and most heavily visited parks. Organized A-to-Z, with an overview of each park and two or three pages on each of the places to stay, this revised seventh edition, for the first time, has color maps and photographs. (USA372, $18.95)
Fodor's the Complete Guide to the National Parks of the West  •  Fodor's GUIDEBOOK •  2012 •  PAPER  • 944 PAGES This neat, comprehensive guide to the outdoor beauty of the West contains driving tour suggestions and a three-chapter introduction to the history, wildlife, geology and best bits of the featured parks. More sober in its presentation than the likes of Lonely Planet, the Fodor guide is great on detail, offering illustrated explainers in the Yellowstone entry, for example, on the science behind hot springs and geysers and great color photos, many taken by members of the Fodor Web site. (USW503, $24.99)

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