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National Park Service Handbooks

Agate Fossil Beds: Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 107. Recounts the history of Agate Fossil Beds. Tells why this land became part of the National Park System, what fossils are found there, and where this monument is located. Includes tips to visitors, a reading list, and information on other sites in the National Park System. L.C. card 80-607119.

Year/Pages: 1980: 96 p.; ill. 1988-repr.

Price: $10.50 Add To Cart

American Defenders of Land, Sea and Sky

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Heritage Preservation Services

Description: Drawings by Roxie Munro. Describes American military activities from the American Revolution to the Cold War era following World War 2. L.C. card 96-20718. Item 648.

Year/Pages: 1996: 84 p.; ill.

Price: $6.00 Add To Cart

Antietam National Battlefield, Maryland

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 31. Narrative that recounts the Civil War Battle between the armies of General Robert E. Lee and Major General George B. McClellan in Western Maryland at Antietam. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1960: 60 p.; ill. revised ed. 1984-repr.

Price: $6.00

Apostle Islands: A Guide to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Handbook 141. Official National Park Handbook. Designed as a guide to the many facets of the islands. Recounts the history of the area, looks at the inland sea, and describes the geographical features and wildlife of the islands. Discusses what to see and do at the park. L.C. card 87-600289.

Year/Pages: 1988: 64 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Appomattox Court House: Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 160. Tells the story of Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, which ended the Civil War, and the battles fought in the days before it. Also contains essays on events leading up to the Civil War and the implications of Appomattox for the post-Civil War generation, and a tourist's guide to the park. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067901-X.

Year/Pages: 2002: 129 p.; ill.

Price: $14.00 Add To Cart

Arlington House: A Guide to Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 133. Consists of 3 parts. Pt. 1 introduces General Lee and Arlington House. Pt. 2 presents a brief historical account of the house and its occupants, the Custises and the Lees. Pt. 3 provides concise information on the house and grounds. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003513-9. L.C. card 85-18925. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1985: 48 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Assateague Island, National Seashore, Maryland and Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 106. Consists of a tourist guide and a 103 page section entitled: A Barrier Island Natural History, by William Hopkins Amos. Contains copyright material. L.C. card 79-607136. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1980: 175 p.; ill.

Price: $19.00

At Home in the Smokies: A History Handbook for Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 125. Describes the people who settled and lived in the mountains along the Tennessee and North Carolina border. Part 1 introduces the park and its historical sites. Part 2 presents the region's history from the days of the Cherokees to the establishment of the park in 1934. Part 3 describes the major historical buildings found within the park. L.C. card 84-600108. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1984: 160 p.; ill.

Price: $18.00

Battle of Kings Mountain 1780, With Fire and Sword

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: By Wilma Dykeman. Illustrated by Louis S. Glanzman. Publication measures 9 x 6 in. Describes and illustrates the land and the people for which the Battle of Kings Mountain was fought in South Carolina on Oct. 17, 1780. Contains unnumbered pages. L.C. card 76-608326.

Year/Pages: 1978: 80 p.; ill. 1991-repr.

Price: $10.00 Add To Cart

Big Bend: Big Bend National Park, Texas

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 119. Big Bend National Park is in West Texas. Major attractions in the park include the Rio Grande River, the Chihuahuan Desert, and the Chisos Mountains. Part 1 of the handbook provides a brief introduction and history of Big Bend: part 2 concentrates on the area's natural history; and part 3 presents a travel guide and reference materials. L.C. card 82-600156. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $14.00 Add To Cart

Boston and the American Revolution: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 146. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes Boston at the time of the American Revolution. Includes a section on historic sites in Boston and related Massachusetts sites. L.C. card 94-4483. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061688-3.

Year/Pages: 1998: 96 p.; ill.

Price: $6.50 Add To Cart

Cape Cod: Its Natural and Cultural History, a Guide to Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 148. Spine title reads: Cape Cod National Seashore. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the cultural and natural history of Cape Cod. Examines the land, the sea, and recent transformations in the peninsula. Provides a concise travel guide and reference materials. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061663-8.

Year/Pages: 1994: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Carl Sandburg Home

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 117. Paula Steichen, guide and advisor. Introduction to the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Part 1 tells of the family life at Connemara; Part 2 presents a biographical essay on the man and his works; Part 3 provides concise tourist information and reference materials. L.C. card 82-600299. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 128 p.; ill.

Price: $13.00 Add To Cart

Castillo De San Marcos: A Guide to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Florida

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: NPS Handbook 149. Provides a history of the Castillo de San Marcos, including the events that led up to the decision to build the fort. Also describes historic sites in St. Augustine and other areas related to Spanish Florida. L.C. card 92-40413. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061662-X.

Year/Pages: 1994: 66 p.; ill.

Price: $6.50 Add To Cart

Charleston Navy Yard: Boston National Historical Park, Massachusetts

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Official National Park Handbook 152. Tells the story of evolving technology and naval policy and how they affected the fortunes of the Charlestown Navy Yard and its workers. The yard was in operation from 1800 to 1974. Item 648-A. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061672-7.

Year/Pages: 1995: 89 p.; ill.

Price: $5.00 Add To Cart

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal: A Guide to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Official National Park Handbook 142. Provides information on the 19th century canal era such as: how the canal was built, how it worked, who made it work, and what it contributed to developing agriculture, mining, and industry in the Potomac River basin. Also provides a concise travel guide with detailed canal maps, and other reference materials to make the most of a visit to the canal. Also known as C&O Canal. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1991: 111 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Clara Barton: Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Handbook 110. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the life and times of Clara Barton. Provides a guide to the Clara Barton National Historic Site and related National Park Service sites. L.C. card 80-607838.

Year/Pages: 1998: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Clash of Cultures: Fort Bowie and the Chiricahua Apaches

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Relates the history of the Apache Indians and of the Apache Wars of the 1800's. The Apache Wars ended with the surrender of their leader Geronimo. The parts played by Apaches Geronimo and Cochise, United States Army officers, Oliver Otis Howard, George Crook, and Nelson A. Miles, and many others are given in the narrative. Today the ruins of Fort Bowie, Arizona, stand as a monument commemorating the struggle of the Indians to maintain their way of life in the face of the white man's determination to conquer the wilderness. L.C. card 75-619280.

Year/Pages: 1977: 88 p.; ill. 1984-repr.

Price: $4.50 Add To Cart

Congress Hall: Capitol of the United States, 1790-1800

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 147. Publication measures 9 x 6 in. Describes the capitol building of the United States between 1790 and 1800 in Philadelphia. Provides historical information on the early work of Congress in establishing policies, organizing into political parties, and working with the other branches of government. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-026811-7.

Year/Pages: 1990: 49 p.; ill.

Price: $2.25 Add To Cart

Cowpens: "Downright Fighting," the Story of Cowpens

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 135. Spine title: Cowpens National Battlefield. Recounts the story behind the defeat, of the British forces under Banastre Tarleton by Daniel Morgan's rebels, that helped turn the tide of the Revolutionary War in the South. The battlefield, a pasture in North Carolina, is now part of the National Park System. Includes brief notes about related battlegrounds and a list of books for further reading. L.C. card 87-600142. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003551-1.

Year/Pages: 1988: 96 p.; ill.

Price: $11.00 Add To Cart

Craters of the Moon: A Guide to Craters of the Moon National Monument, Idaho

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Handbook 139. Official National Park Handbook. Publication measures 9 x 6 in. Part 1 introduces the park and recounts its early exploration. Part 2 explores how life has adapted to the park's volcanic landscape, and how people have perceived it. Part 3 presents concise travel guide and reference materials for touring the park and for camping. Craters of the Moon is in Idaho. L.C. card 89-13670CIP. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-026358-1.

Year/Pages: 1991: 64 p.; ill.

Price: $8.50 Add To Cart

Desoto, Coronado, Cabrillo: Explorers of the Northern Mystery

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 144. Discusses three 16th century explorers of America who came from Spain and Portugal. Also provides information about the national monuments named after the explorers. L.C. card 91-47633. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1992: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $8.50 Add To Cart

Devils Tower

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 111. Includes a history, travel guide, and references on the volcanic rock tower and projected prairie dog communities within the Devils Tower National Monument in the Black Hills of Wyoming. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1981: 81 p.; ill.

Price: $6.00 Add To Cart

Everglades Wildguide: The Natural History of Everglades National Park, Florida

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 143. Illustrations by Betty Frazer. Presents the story of the Everglades National Park and its plants and animals, some of them found nowhere else in the United States. Includes checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and trees and tree-like plants. Also contains a chapter on Indians of the Everglades. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1988: 103 p.; ill.

Price: $15.00 Add To Cart

Exploring the American West, 1803-1879

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Historical Handbook 116. By Richard A. Bartlett, et al. Part one includes a brief historical narrative of the events that lured men westward between 1803-1879. Part two describes the mountain men, explorers and scientists who helped in the western expansion to the Pacific Ocean. Part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west. L.C. card 82-12483. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1982: 129 p.; ill.

Price: $15.00 Add To Cart

Eye for History: The Paintings of William Henry Jackson, From the Collection at the Oregon Trail Museum

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Publication measures 9 x 11 in. Describes the paintings done by William Henry Jackson. Tells the story of scenes of the old West depicted in them. Includes a bibliography and index. Item 648.

Year/Pages: 1998: 99 p.; ill.

Price: $18.00 Add To Cart

First Flight: The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Airplane

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 159. Foreword by John Glenn.

Year/Pages: 2002: 116 p.; ill.

Price: $6.00 Add To Cart

Fort Davis National Historic Site, Texas

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Historical Handbook 38. Tells the story of Fort Davis from the events leading to its founding in 1854 to its establishment as a National Historic Site in 1933. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1965: 62 p.; ill. 1977-repr.

Price: $8.50 Add To Cart

Fort Laramie: A Guide to Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 118. Describes and illustrates the history of Fort Laramie between 1834 and 1890 and its importance as a trade center and military post. Also contains a concise bibliographic essay. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1984: 160 p.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Fort Moultrie, Constant Defender

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 136. Handbook is divided into two parts. Part 1 tells the story of Fort Moultrie from the Revolutionary War to World War 2. Part 2 describes Fort Moultrie in transition from an Army base to a National Park. L.C. card 77-608144. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003514-7.

Year/Pages: 1985: 78 p.; ill.

Price: $11.00 Add To Cart

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 18. Describes Fort Pulaski and the role it played during the Civil War defending the entrance into Savannah harbor. Also includes information on how to reach the fort and other related seacoast fortifications in the National Park Service. Item 648-A.

Year/Pages: 1954: 55 p.; ill. 2004-repr.

Price: $6.50 Add To Cart

Fort Sumter: Anvil of War

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 127. Describes the Confederate defenses of 1863-65 which kept Federal land and naval forces at bay for 587 days. L.C. card 84-600248. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1984: 64 p.; ill.

Price: $4.25 Add To Cart

Fort Union National Monument

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 35. Describes the historic features to be seen at Fort Union and exposes a cross section of the entire sweep of 19th century history in the Southwest. As a base of operations for both military and civilian ventures in New Mexico for 40 years, 1851 to 1891, Fort Union played a key role in shaping the destiny of the Southwest. Also includes appendix 1: Commanding Officers of Fort Union, 1859-61; Appendix 2: Regiments whose components were assigned to Fort Union. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1962: 72 p.; ill. repr.

Price: $5.50 Add To Cart

Fort Vancouver: Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, Washington

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications, Harpers Ferry Center

Description: National Park Service Handbook 113. Describes Fort Vancouver, which served as a trading post on the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. Includes a history of the area, focusing on the major personalities of the time. L.C. card 81-607951.

Year/Pages: 2001: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Forts of Old San Juan: San Juan National Historic Site, Puerto Rico

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 151. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Raymond Baker, Editor. Tells the story of the evolution of the defenses of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the role they played in helping to safeguard Spanish possessions in the Caribbean from the 16th to the 19th centuries. L.C. card 96-21604. Item 660. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061674-3.

Year/Pages: 1995: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $13.00 Add To Cart

Fredericksburg Battlefields: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park, Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 155. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the Civil War battles fought in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area, and the condition of those battlefields today. L.C. card 99-33071.

Year/Pages: 2000: 96 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Gettysburg National Military Park

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Historical Handbook 9. Cover title reads: Gettysburg. Tells the story of the battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. Describes the establishment of a cemetery at Gettysburg and the genesis of the Gettysburg Address. Also includes reproductions of 12 battle paintings by F. D. Briscoe. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1962: 64 p.; ill. revised ed. 1992-repr.

Price: $6.50 Add To Cart

Glacier Bay: A Guide to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 123. Includes a general guide to the park and a 57 page section entitled "Of Time and Ice", by Ruth Kirk, which recounts her travels aboard the ice vessel Growler, the dynamics of tidewater glaciers, and the park's natural history. Contains copyright material. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003485-X. L.C. card 83-600088. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 128 p.; ill.

Price: $8.50

Golden Spike

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Historical Handbook 40. Describes the origin, building, and significance of the Pacific Railroad. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1969: 61 p.; ill. 1982-repr.

Price: $5.00 Add To Cart

Grand Teton: A Guide to Grand Teton National Park

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 122. Handbook is divided into three parts. Part one is an introduction to the park by a local resident; part two outlines the natural history and geology of the park area; and part three presents reference material and a travel guide to the Grand Teton National Park area. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 95 p.; ill.

Price: $9.50 Add To Cart

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 112. Part 1 gives a brief introduction to the park; Part 2 outlines the natural history of the mountains and their valleys; and Part 3 presents concise travel guide and reference materials. L.C. card 81-11320.

Year/Pages: 1981: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Hopewell Furnace: A Guide to Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site, Pennsylvania

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 124. This publication describes an ironmaking community in 18th and 19th century America; an overview of the young iron making industry is presented in part one. Pt. 2 recounts the history of the workers and ironmaking operation. Pt. 3 is a guide to the main points of interest at the Hopewell furnace. On cover: Hopewell Furnace, Official National Park Handbook. On spine: Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site. L.C. card 83-600130. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 95 p.; ill. 1988-repr.

Price: $13.00 Add To Cart

Jamestown Archeological Assessment: Colonial National Historical Park, Yorktown, Virginia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Describes the Jamestown Archeological Assessment project begun in 1992. Includes historical information discovered as a result of the project.

Year/Pages: 2001: 136 p.; ill.

Price: $6.90 Add To Cart

Jefferson Memorial: Interpretive Guide to Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 153. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the Jefferson Memorial. Includes a biography of Thomas Jefferson. L.C. card 97-31440. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061675-1.

Year/Pages: 1995: 48 p.; ill. 1998-repr.

Price: $5.00 Add To Cart

John Brown's Raid

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Office of Publications

Description: National Park Service History Series. Tells the story of John Brown's raid on the armory at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia in 1859, including events leading up to the raid, and its aftermath. Also contains a brief biography of John Brown, and an eyewitness account of his capture. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003480-9. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1973: 76 p.; ill. 1990-repr.

Price: $9.00 Add To Cart

Lincoln Memorial: A Guide to the Lincoln Memorial, District of Columbia

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 129. Presents a description and history of the monument and a brief biography of the man it commemorates. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003515-5. L.C. card 85-600059.

Year/Pages: 1986: 48 p.; ill.

Price: $4.75 Add To Cart

Little Bighorn Battlefield, A History and Guide to the Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer Battlefield National Monument, Montana

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Handbook 132. Official National Park Handbook. Tells the story of Custer's last stand against the Indians in the Sioux War of 1876. Includes maps and photos. Also recounts the history of how that battlefield became a national monument and its importance to Americans today and in the past. L.C. card 87-600325. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003544-9.

Year/Pages: 1988: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $11.00 Add To Cart

Lowell: The Story of an Industrial City, a Guide to Lowell National Historical Park and Lowell Heritage State Park, Lowell, Massachusetts

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 140. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Tells the story of America's first large-scale planned industrial community, Lowell, Massachusetts. Illustrations include paintings, maps, drawings, and black and white and color photographs. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061652-2.

Year/Pages: 1993: 113 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Mammoth Cave: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: National Park Service Handbook 158. Official National Park Handbook.

Year/Pages: 2003: 110 p.; ill.

Price: $9.50 Add To Cart

Morristown: A History and Guide, Morristown National Historical Park, New Jersey

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 120. On cover: Morristown, Official National Park Handbook. On spine: Morristown, National Historical Park. Describes and illustrates the history of Morristown, New Jersey during and after the Revolutionary War. Includes a guide to the present day site. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003489-2. L.C. card 83-600148. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 111 p.; ill. 1988-repr.

Price: $14.00 Add To Cart

Mud & Guts: A Look at the Common Soldier of the American Revolution

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Provides an informal study in text and cartoons of American troops in the Revolution, with particular emphasis on the life of the common foot soldier. Includes cartoon illustrations. Contains copyright material. L.C. card 78-606013. Item 648.

Year/Pages: 1978: 64 p.; ill. 1995-repr.

Price: $8.50 Add To Cart

North Cascades: A Guide to the North Cascades National Park Service Complex, Washington

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 131. Provides a brief introduction to North Cascades National Park and the surrounding region. Describes a visit to the park by highway and ferry. Includes concise travel and reference information. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067902-8. L.C. card 85-600056.

Year/Pages: 2002: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Overland Migrations: Settlers to Oregon, California, and Utah

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 105. Tells the story of the pioneers and Mormons who set out for the West in wagon trains, and crossed the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains to settle in Oregon, Utah, and California. Also serves as a guide to the principal sites that illustrate the pioneers' journeys. Includes maps, photographs, and other illustrations. Item 0649.

Year/Pages: 1980: 111 p.; ill.

Price: $8.50 Add To Cart

Redwood: A Guide to Redwood National and State Parks, California

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 154. Spine title reads: Redwood National and State Parks. On cover: Official National and State Parks Handbook. Provides an introduction to the parks and the movement to preserve redwoods, the world's tallest trees. Explores redwood natural history, the work of restoring logged lands, and North Coast Indian culture. Includes a travel guide and reference materials for touring the parks. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1996: 112 p.; ill.

Price: $14.00 Add To Cart

Richmond Battlefields: A History and Guide to Richmond National Battlefield Park

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Historical Handbook 33. Cover title reads: Richmond Battlefields. Richmond National Battlefield Park preserves the scenes of some of the great battles that took place in the vicinity of the Confederate capital. The park occupies nearly 800 acres in 10 parcels widely separated along a 57 mile drive. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1961: 46 p.; ill. 2002-repr.

Price: $5.00 Add To Cart

Salem: Maritime Salem in the Age of Sail

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: NPS Handbook 126. Produced in cooperation with the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts. Provides an illustrated guide to Salem's historic areas. L.C. card 85-21545. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-067900-1.

Year/Pages: 2002: 160 p.; ill.

Price: $16.00 Add To Cart

The National Parks: Shaping the System

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: 3rd edition. Tells the story of the evolution of the United States National Park System.

Year/Pages: 2005: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $12.00 Add To Cart

Scotts Bluff National Monument

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Historical Handbook 28. Describes the early exploration of Scotts Bluff by fur traders and the events that led to the establishment of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. Also includes a guide to the area and suggested readings. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1983: 68 p.; ill. revised ed.

Price: $4.00 Add To Cart

Underground Railroad

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 156. By Larry Gara, et al. On cover: Official National Park Handbook. Describes the many ways that blacks took to escape slavery in the southern United States before the Civil War. L.C card 97-52753. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-061685-9.

Year/Pages: 1997: 88 p.; ill.

Price: $10.00 Add To Cart

Underground Railroad: Official Map and Guide (Folder)

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service

Description: Provides a brief history of slavery in America from 1450-1865. Also describes how slaves were brought to freedom through the underground railroad.

Year/Pages: 1996: Folder; ill.

Price: $2.25 Add To Cart

United States Virgin Islands: A Guide to National Parklands in the United States Virgin Islands

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications, Harpers Ferry Center

Description: National Park Handbook 157. Provides insight into the marine and terrestrial ecosystems and human histories of the United States Virgin Islands.

Year/Pages: 2002: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Vanderbilt Mansion

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 32.

Year/Pages: 1960: 56 p. 1997-repr.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Vicksburg and the Opening of the Mississippi River, 1862-63

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 137. Describes the 14 month defense of Vicksburg, Mississippi by Confederate forces and the 47 day siege of Vicksburg by Union naval and land forces, which led to the complete opening of the Mississippi River. This publication is based on a previous publication by William C. Everhart. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003517-1. L.C. card 86-749. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1986: 80 p.; ill.

Price: $7.50 Add To Cart

Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Service Handbook 104. Describes and illustrates the discovery and commercial development of the Wind Cave and its later development as a national park. A guide to the park is also included. Contains copyright material. L.C. card 79-22654. Item 649.

Year/Pages: 1979: 143 p.; ill. 1987-repr.

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Yellowstone: A Natural and Human History, Yellowstone National Park, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: Official National Park Handbook 150. Describes the value and significance of Yellowstone National Park.

Year/Pages: 2001: 127 p.; ill.

Price: $7.00 Add To Cart

Yosemite: A Guide to Yosemite National Park

Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications

Description: National Park Handbook 138. Cover title reads: Yosemite: Official National Park Handbook. Spine title reads: Yosemite National Park. Part 1 introduces the park and its early conservationist champion, John Muir. Part 2 explores the park's natural and cultural history. Part 3 presents concise guide and reference materials, including a full-color map of the park. L.C. card 88-17932 CIP. Item 649. Previously listed incorrectly under ISBN 0-16-003564-3.

Year/Pages: 1989: 143 p.; ill.

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