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RVers BEST PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS: Finding Inexpensive, Convenient and Relaxing Campgrounds for your RVing Trip
- ASIN: 1453612130
- ISBN: 1453612130
- Brand: Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
This book is about RV camping in the public campgrounds spread across the U.S. These campgrounds are managed by and located on state, city, county or federal agency park lands. Being in a public park environment, campground sites tend to be among woods, spread out, and non-commercial. Because local, state or federal tax funds provide partial suppor... [Read More]
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The Big Burn: Teddy Roosevelt and the Fire that Saved America
- ASIN: B003WJQ7JO
- Brand: Mariner Books
- Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Moon USA National Parks: The Complete Guide to All 59 Parks (Travel Guide)
- ASIN: 1640492798
- ISBN: 1640492798
- Manufacturer: Moon Travel
They've been dubbed America's best idea for a reason: get inspired, get outdoors, and discover the wild beauty of the United States with Moon USA National Parks. Inside you'll find:Coverage of all 59 national parks, from the misty mountains of the east and the redwoods of the west, to the glaciers of Alaska and volcanoes of Hawaii, organized by reg... [Read More]
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Gatlinburg (Images of America)
- ASIN: 0738587834
- ISBN: 0738587834
- Brand: Brand: Arcdia Publishing
- Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing
The stars were in alignment to transform the isolated hamlet of White Oak Flats into the major tourist destination that Gatlinburg is today. Settlers arrived at the end of the 18th century to farm, and a community emerged. When the ladies of the Pi Beta Phi Women’s Fraternity established a school in Gatlinburg in 1912, the mountain people learned... [Read More]
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The Art of the Public Grovel: Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America
- ASIN: 0691138109
- ISBN: 0691138109
- Brand: Brand: Princeton University Press
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Whether you are a politician caught carrying on with an intern or a minister photographed with a prostitute, discovery does not necessarily spell the end of your public career. Admit your sins carefully, using the essential elements of an evangelical confession identified by Susan Wise Bauer in The Art of the Public Grovel, and you, like Bill Clint... [Read More]
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No Ordinary Time: Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
- ASIN: B002HJV79U
- Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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High Line: The Inside Story of New York City's Park in the Sky
- ASIN: 0374532990
- ISBN: 0374532990
- Brand: imusti
- Manufacturer: FSG Originals
How two New Yorkers led the transformation of a derelict elevated railway into a grand―and beloved―open space The High Line, a new park atop an ele-vated rail structure on Manhattan's West Side, is among the most innovative urban reclamation projects in memory. The story of how it came to be is a remarkable one: two young citizens with no prior... [Read More]
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Camping Washington: The Best Public Campgrounds for Tents & Rv's
- ASIN: 1594859515
- ISBN: 1594859515
- Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books
You're planning an outing and gathering your gear or hitching up the trailer. To find the perfect campground you could go online and Google around for a couple of hours. Or you could just grab a copy of Camping Washington, 2nd Edition and find what you're looking for, not too big, not too small, not too rustic, or more rustic than not, in a couple ... [Read More]
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The Park and the People: A History of Central Park
- ASIN: 0801497515
- ISBN: 0801497515
- Brand: Brand: Cornell University Press
- Manufacturer: Cornell University Press
This "exemplary social history" (Kirkus Reviews) is the first full-scale account of Central Park ever published. Elizabeth Blackmar and Roy Rosenzweig tell the story of Central Park's people―the merchants and landowners who launched the project; the immigrant and African-American residents who were displaced by the park; the politicians, gentleme... [Read More]
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Rockhounding Arizona: A Guide To 75 Of The State's Best Rockhounding Sites (Rockhounding Series)
- ASIN: 0762744499
- ISBN: 0762744499
- Brand: Globe Pequot
- Size: One Size
- Manufacturer: Falcon Guides
Updated and revised to reflect the latest information on this alluring state of extremes, Rockhounding Arizona includes more than seventy of Arizona's best rockhounding sites and their emblematic activities, from jasper hunting in the historic mining district near Bagdad to searching for gold in the Superstition Mountains and digging for turquoise ... [Read More]
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Beneath the Surface: Killer Whales, SeaWorld, and the Truth Beyond Blackfish
- ASIN: B00NKB9U9I
- Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
*Now a New York Times Best Seller*Over the course of two decades, John Hargrove worked with 20 different whales on two continents and at two of SeaWorld's U.S. facilities. For Hargrove, becoming an orca trainer fulfilled a childhood dream. However, as his experience with the whales deepened, Hargrove came to doubt that their needs could ever be met... [Read More]
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Stars Above, Earth Below: A Guide to Astronomy in the National Parks (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy)
- ASIN: 1441916482
- ISBN: 1441916482
- Brand: Brand: Praxis
- Manufacturer: Praxis
Stars Above, Earth Below uses photographs and sky charts to form a connection between what is seen on the ground and in the sky, and looks at the deeper scientific meaning behind these sights. Nordgren describes other objects in the Solar System with features similar to those on Earth and links the geological features seen in the national parks t... [Read More]
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Hiking Waterfalls in Northern California: A Guide to the Region's Best Waterfall Hikes
- ASIN: 0762794577
- ISBN: 0762794577
- Manufacturer: Falcon Guides
Waterfall hikes throughout northern California, from mossy cascades in the redwood forests of the extreme northwest to the storied stone-backed falls of Yosemite National Park in the Sierra Nevada, are included in this guide. All waterfalls can be reached via a pleasant day hike (none more than 10-12 miles round trip), and are suitable for hikers o... [Read More]
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Hornet 33: Memoir of a Combat Helicopter Pilot in Vietnam
- ASIN: 1476666091
- ISBN: 1476666091
- Manufacturer: McFarland & Company
Combat helicopter pilots in the Vietnam War flew each mission facing the possibility of imminent death. Begun as a series of attempted letters to the Department of Veterans Affairs, this compelling memoir of an aircraft commander in the 116th Assault Helicopter Company--"The Hornets"--relates his experience of the war in frank detail. From supporti... [Read More]
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Buffalo Jump Blues: A Novel (Sean Stranahan Mysteries Book 5)
- ASIN: B018RVBUHK
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
In the fifth novel in the Sean Stranahan mystery series, Montana's favorite fly fisherman-detective tackles a case of lost love, murder, and wildlife politics. Cold Hearted River, the sixth in the series, is now available. “Keith McCafferty is a top-notch, first-rate, can’t-miss novelist.”—C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author�... [Read More]
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Contested Waters: A Social History of Swimming Pools in America
- ASIN: 0807871273
- ISBN: 0807871273
- Brand: Brand: The University of North Carolina Press
- Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
From nineteenth-century public baths to today's private backyard havens, swimming pools have long been a provocative symbol of American life. In this social and cultural history of swimming pools in the United States, Jeff Wiltse relates how, over the years, pools have served as asylums for the urban poor, leisure resorts for the masses, and privat... [Read More]
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The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WWII Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There
- ASIN: 1845136330
- ISBN: 1845136330
- Brand: Aurum Press Ltd
- Manufacturer: Aurum Press
This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains and the scene of immense advances in technologyindeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. McKay's book is the f... [Read More]
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Nature Noir: A Park Ranger's Patrol in the Sierra
- ASIN: B004FEG3D0
- Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Off the Beaten Path: A Travel Guide to More Than 1000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting
- ASIN: 0762107944
- ISBN: 0762107944
- Brand: Reader s Digest Association
- Manufacturer: Reader's Digest
Off the Beaten Path spotlights over 1,000 of the United States' most overlooked must- see destinations. Plan an unforgettable vacation with this best-selling travel book-a super-easy reference that shows you where to go, how to get there, and what you need to know before you begin your adventure.The best-selling Reader's Digest travel book has 40... [Read More]
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Campground Directory of North America: RV, Campground, Campsites & Camping Reservations
- ASIN: B01ASHAF9K
Straightforward, no-frills directory of over 21,000 public & public campgrounds and RV parks in North America. Thousands of public and privately-owned campgrounds in U.S., Mexico and Canada catering to the needs of millions of campers using tents, travel trailers, motor homes or other types of RVs. Our listings describe the location, directions, se... [Read More]
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