The Book of the National Parks Robert Sterling Yard 9781495206412 Books
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The Book of the National Parks Robert Sterling Yard 9781495206412 Books
This review refers to the kindle edition of: The Book of National Parks byRobert Sterling Yard
First off, if you are looking for a current and complete reading of the National Parks either for travel or just to learn about them, this book will probably not be of too much help to you. However, if you are interested in learning about the history of the earliest parks, how they came to be National Parks(and Monuments); how they developed geologically over the ages including a great lesson in rock formation of various kinds; and descriptions of the beauty to behold as well as the tourist aspect from the early 20th century, you will find this book to be an excellent read.
Published in 1919, there were what compared to today's figure only a handful of parks - 18 - some not even in states yet; for example in Alaska. Just after the war in Europe, people were looking for some of America's own beauty. Yard has obviously done some extensive research of the parks and the monuments. He not only has visited the parks and is able to describe the scenic beauty, travel to and through the sites, and statistics on various aspects, but also gives an excellent scientific looks at the progress of the creation of such awesome sights.
He breaks down the parks by the rock formations from which they have evolved.
Contents:
Preface
The Book of National Parks - On the Appreciation of Scenery
1. The National Parks of the United States
THE GRANITE NATIONAL PARKS -
Granite's Part in Scenery
2. Yosemite, the Incomparable
3. The Proposed Roosevelt National Park
4. The Heart of the Rockies
5. McKinley, Giant of Giants
6. Lafayette and the East
THE VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARKS -
On the Volcano in Scenery
7. Lassen Peak and Mount Katmai
8. Mount Rainier, Icy Octopus
9. Crater Lake's Bowl of Indigo
10.Yellowstone, a Volcanic Interlude
11. Three Monsters of Hawaii
THE SEDIMENTARY NATIONAL PARKS
12. On Sedimentary Rock in Scenery
13. Glaciered Peaks and Painted Shales
14. Rock Records of a Vanished Race
15. The Healing Waters
THE GRAND CANYON AND OUR NATIONAL MONUMNENTS -
On the Scenery of the Southwest
16. A Pageant of Creation
17. The Rainbow of the Desert
18. Historic Monuments of the Southwest
19. Desert Spectacles
20. The Muir Woods and Other National Monuments
Yard gives vivid descriptions of each park including best ways to travel through them - for that time. At times, these descriptions went on a bit too much for me. For me, the most interesting was learning about the background, history ,people and culture of the areas and the beauty in the development over the millions of years. These parks really need to be seen to be appreciated, but the I found the read very worthwhile and informative.
The kindle - 4586 locations. For the most part the text and format(except for a couple of things) was very good. There may have been a couple of typos and sometimes the beginning of a chapter had a space between the first and second letter of the first word. Nothing to complain about there. However, there were a couple of things that actually made me take a star of this review. First of all, there are some charts representing the progress of creation. The way they are formatted in this kindle, sometimes cuts off part of the information. But my bigger complaint would be that although there are many, many illustrations, maps and diagrams listed in the contents, they are no where to be found in this edition. Sometimes, Yard even tells us to refer to the picture of map, but we can't. I think there is even a missing picture of a very rare site that no longer existed. This was disappointing.
So all in all an educational read 4 star read, but certainly not up-to-date.
But 3 stars on this kindle edition.
Happy Trails.....Laurie
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The Book of the National Parks Robert Sterling Yard 9781495206412 Books Reviews
Plan to keep this in my as a reference. I am already planning vacation spots based on the information given. Not so technical that is loses my interest, but enough facts for my use as a non-expert. Contains lists of places to visit, make me anxious to get going on my next trip.
Very interesting read !!!!! Describes in the words of Mark Twain and others the National Parks beauty around 1919. What I enjoyed was the history of each National Park. who explored and documented their mystic wonder and the Indian accounts in the old west.
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A 0 because this book was terrible and I spent an hour of my time when I could have been reading a different story!!!!😠😠👎👎👎
This book made me want to kill myself!!!!!
Very good book for researching recreational opportunities.
It simply had a lack of history and individual charm about each park. Maybe I expected more, but it doesn't deliver like you'd think.
It's a reference for me, which I've read years ago. Having a copy without the book is great. You need to be interested in the Park Service and the National Park System. It's a reference, while it can be read cover to cover.
This review refers to the kindle edition of The Book of National Parks by
Robert Sterling Yard
First off, if you are looking for a current and complete reading of the National Parks either for travel or just to learn about them, this book will probably not be of too much help to you. However, if you are interested in learning about the history of the earliest parks, how they came to be National Parks(and Monuments); how they developed geologically over the ages including a great lesson in rock formation of various kinds; and descriptions of the beauty to behold as well as the tourist aspect from the early 20th century, you will find this book to be an excellent read.
Published in 1919, there were what compared to today's figure only a handful of parks - 18 - some not even in states yet; for example in Alaska. Just after the war in Europe, people were looking for some of America's own beauty. Yard has obviously done some extensive research of the parks and the monuments. He not only has visited the parks and is able to describe the scenic beauty, travel to and through the sites, and statistics on various aspects, but also gives an excellent scientific looks at the progress of the creation of such awesome sights.
He breaks down the parks by the rock formations from which they have evolved.
Contents
Preface
The Book of National Parks - On the Appreciation of Scenery
1. The National Parks of the United States
THE GRANITE NATIONAL PARKS -
Granite's Part in Scenery
2. Yosemite, the Incomparable
3. The Proposed Roosevelt National Park
4. The Heart of the Rockies
5. McKinley, Giant of Giants
6. Lafayette and the East
THE VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARKS -
On the Volcano in Scenery
7. Lassen Peak and Mount Katmai
8. Mount Rainier, Icy Octopus
9. Crater Lake's Bowl of Indigo
10.Yellowstone, a Volcanic Interlude
11. Three Monsters of Hawaii
THE SEDIMENTARY NATIONAL PARKS
12. On Sedimentary Rock in Scenery
13. Glaciered Peaks and Painted Shales
14. Rock Records of a Vanished Race
15. The Healing Waters
THE GRAND CANYON AND OUR NATIONAL MONUMNENTS -
On the Scenery of the Southwest
16. A Pageant of Creation
17. The Rainbow of the Desert
18. Historic Monuments of the Southwest
19. Desert Spectacles
20. The Muir Woods and Other National Monuments
Yard gives vivid descriptions of each park including best ways to travel through them - for that time. At times, these descriptions went on a bit too much for me. For me, the most interesting was learning about the background, history ,people and culture of the areas and the beauty in the development over the millions of years. These parks really need to be seen to be appreciated, but the I found the read very worthwhile and informative.
The kindle - 4586 locations. For the most part the text and format(except for a couple of things) was very good. There may have been a couple of typos and sometimes the beginning of a chapter had a space between the first and second letter of the first word. Nothing to complain about there. However, there were a couple of things that actually made me take a star of this review. First of all, there are some charts representing the progress of creation. The way they are formatted in this kindle, sometimes cuts off part of the information. But my bigger complaint would be that although there are many, many illustrations, maps and diagrams listed in the contents, they are no where to be found in this edition. Sometimes, Yard even tells us to refer to the picture of map, but we can't. I think there is even a missing picture of a very rare site that no longer existed. This was disappointing.
So all in all an educational read 4 star read, but certainly not up-to-date.
But 3 stars on this kindle edition.
Happy Trails.....Laurie
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