The Book of the National Parks

About this eBook

Author

Yard, Robert Sterling, 1861-1945

Credits

Produced by Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

National parks and reserves -- United States

Category

Text

eBook-No.

27513

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/27513

Release Date

December 12, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
2. 2.PREFACE
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.ILLUSTRATIONS
5. 5.MAPS AND DIAGRAMS
6. 6.THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
7. 7.The Book of the National Parks — ON THE APPRECIATION OF SCENERY
8. 8.I — THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE UNITED STATES — I — II — III — IV — V
9. 9.THE GRANITE NATIONAL PARKS — GRANITE'S PART IN SCENERY
10. 10.II — YOSEMITE, THE INCOMPARABLE — I — II — III — IV — V — VI — VII
11. 11.III — THE PROPOSED ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK — I — II — III — IV — V
12. 12.IV — THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES — I — II — III — IV — V — VI
13. 13.V — McKINLEY, GIANT OF GIANTS
14. 14.VI — LAFAYETTE AND THE EAST
15. 15.THE VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARKS — ON THE VOLCANO IN SCENERY
16. 16.VII — LASSEN PEAK AND MOUNT KATMAI — The Building of the Cascades — Lassen Peak National Park — The Katmai National Monument
17. 17.VIII — MOUNT RAINIER, ICY OCTOPUS — I — II — III — IV — V
18. 18.IX — CRATER LAKE'S BOWL OF INDIGO
19. 19.X — YELLOWSTONE, A VOLCANIC INTERLUDE — I — II — III — IV — V
20. 20.XI — THREE MONSTERS OF HAWAII — Haleakala — Mauna Loa — Kilauea
21. 21.THE SEDIMENTARY NATIONAL PARKS
22. 22.XII — ON SEDIMENTARY ROCK IN SCENERY
23. 23.XIII — GLACIERED PEAKS AND PAINTED SHALES — I — II — III — IV — The Two Medicine Country — The Spectacle of St. Mary — The Scenic Climax of the Swiftcurrent — The Scenic Circle — Iceberg Lake Typical of All — The Climax at Granite Park — Over Gunsight Pass — Destiny of the West Side — The Coming Splendors of the North — The Belly River Valleys — The Avenue of the Giants — The Climax of Bowman and Kintla
24. 24.XIV — ROCK RECORDS OF A VANISHED RACE — I — II — III
25. 25.XV — THE HEALING WATERS — I — II
26. 26.THE GRAND CANYON AND OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS — ON THE SCENERY OF THE SOUTHWEST
27. 27.XVI — A PAGEANT OF CREATION — I — II — III — IV — V — VI
28. 28.XVII — THE RAINBOW OF THE DESERT
29. 29.XVIII — HISTORIC MONUMENTS OF THE SOUTHWEST — I — Gran Quivira National Monument — El Morro National Monument — Casa Grande National Monument — Tumacacori National Monument — Navajo National Monument — II — The Bandelier National Monument — Chaco Canyon National Monument — Montezuma Castle National Monument — Tonto National Monument — Walnut Canyon National Monument — Gila Cliffs National Monument
30. 30.XIX — DESERT SPECTACLES — The Rainbow Bridge National Monument — Natural Bridges National Monument — Dinosaur National Monument — Petrified Forest National Monument — Papago Saguaro National Monument — Colorado National Monument — Capulin Mountain National Monument
31. 31.XX — THE MUIR WOODS AND OTHER NATIONAL MONUMENTS — Muir Woods National Monument — Devil's Postpile National Monument — Devil's Tower National Monument — Pinnacles National Monument — Shoshone Cavern National Monument — Lewis and Clark Cavern National Monument — Wind Cave National Park — Jewel Cave National Monument — Oregon Caves National Monument — Mount Olympus National Monument — Wheeler National Monument — Verendrye National Monument — Sully's Hill National Park — Sitka National Monument — Old Kasaan National Monument

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