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Summer is here, which means longer days to stroll, picnic, or think of other outdoor leisure activities. The United States Government Printing Office offers for sale several Government publications dealing with outdoor recreation and parks in the U.S.
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Office of Public Affairs and Harpers Ferry Center Description: Provides a complete administrative listing of the National Park System's areas and related areas. Year/Pages: 2005: 128 p.; ill.
Price:
$12.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., Fish and Wildlife Service Description: Contains a map showing national wildlife refuges that provide recreational and educational opportunities. Provides tips for visiting national wildlife refuges. Also lists refuges in all 50 States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, with the best wildlife viewing season and the features of each refuge. Year/Pages: 2003: Folder. revised ed.
Price:
$2.75
Publisher: Defense Dept., Army, Center of Military History Description: Prepared especially for Army personnel and their families and for historians. Provides a guide to exhibits and artifacts in the Army museum system. Also includes information about National Guard museums and historical holdings. Year/Pages: 2005: 163 p.; ill. revised ed.
Price:
$3.75
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Describes the value and significance of Yellowstone National Park. Year/Pages: 2001: 127 p.; ill.
Price:
$13.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Describes the Civil War battles fought in the Fredericksburg, Virginia area, and the condition of those battlefields today. Year/Pages: 2000: 96 p.; ill.
Price:
$14.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Provides a guide to the Clara Barton National Historic Site and related National Park Service sites. Year/Pages: 1998: 80 p.; ill.
Price:
$12.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Describes Boston at the time of the American Revolution. Includes a section on historic sites in Boston and related Massachusetts sites. Year/Pages: 1998: 96 p.; ill.
Price:
$7.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: 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. Year/Pages: 1996: 112 p.; ill.
Price:
$14.50
Jefferson Memorial: Interpretive Guide to Thomas Jefferson Memorial, District of Columbia Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Describes the Jefferson Memorial. Includes a biography of Thomas Jefferson. Year/Pages: 1995: 48 p.; ill. 1998-repr.
Price:
$5.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: 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. Year/Pages: 1994: 66 p.; ill.
Price:
$7.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: 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. Also discusses what to see and do at the park. Year/Pages: 1988: 64 p.; ill.
Price:
$7.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Presents the story of the Everglades National Park and its plants and animals, some of them found nowhere else in the United States. It includes checklists of mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, as well as trees and tree-like plants. Also contains a chapter on Indians of the Everglades. Year/Pages: 1988: 103 p.; ill.
Price:
$16.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: 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. Year/Pages: 1983: 127 p.; ill.
Price:
$14.50
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service Description: 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. Year/Pages: 1983: 95 p.; ill.
Price:
$10.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Is divided into three parts. 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; and part three is a documented pictorial record created by artists, cartographers, and photographers who accompanied the organized expeditions to the west. Year/Pages: 1982: 129 p.; ill.
Price:
$16.00
Publisher: Interior Dept., National Park Service, Division of Publications Description: Consists of three parts. Part one gives a brief introduction to the park; part two outlines the natural history of the mountains and their valleys; and part three presents concise travel guide and reference materials. Year/Pages: 1981: 127 p.; ill.
Price:
$7.50
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