This practical guide includes all forty-nine national parks and hundreds of other sites maintained by the National Park Service, providing tips on camping, recreational activities, lodgings, and nearby points of interest

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Product Description: Nationally known environmental journalist documents the most urgent environmental issues to have confronted the Western U.S.

Product Description: Book by Frome, Michael

An in-depth guide to America's diverse national parks provides vivid descriptions of each site, as well as its history, landmarks, wildlife, and park activities and includes, for the first time, up-to-date information on Canadian national parks. Original.

Product Description: Michael Frome, who began his distinguished career in environmental journalism in the 1960s, has been called the dean of American conservation. As former Senator Gaylord Nelson once told the members of Congress, "No writer in America has more persistently and effectively argued for the need of a national ethics of environmental stewardship...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For five decades, Michael Frome has crisscrossed America in the cause of conservation. Writer, teacher, advocate, and activist, Frome is a captivating speaker who has inspired young and old in many settings and offended many others by taking a strong, courageous stand in defense of our nation's resources and against political expediency, entrenched bureaucracy, and corporate greed...read more

A guide to American youth hostels is presented together with discussion on the history and philosophy of hosteling, hints for trip planning, and bicycling, canoeing, backpacking and ski touring tips

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Color photographs record the majesty and beauty of the national parks, from Acadia in Maine to the Grand Canyon

Product Description: Offers inspiring portraits of individuals whose lives and perceptions have been transformed by their encounters with the natural world

Shows how the original mission of the National Park service has been undermined by commercialization and politicization

In this expanded edition of his classic Strangers in High Places, Michael Frome continues to capture the attention and admiration of nature lovers, environmentalists, and professionals as he reviews the last quarter-century in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Frome's superbly written account tells the story of the Great Smoky Mountains and their inhabitants—Eastern Cherokee, back-country settlers, lumbermen, moonshiners, bears and boars. Frome chronicles the power struggles, legislation, and land transactions surrounding the creation of the national park and discusses the continuing threats to the park's natural beauty. Frome's recent conversations with residents, new and old, along with a complement of historic and contemporary photographs, confirm the views stated in the book's original 1966 edition.The author brings his knowledge, experience, and insights to bear on "one of God's special places." He suggests alternatives to commercial overdevelopment and the destruction of the Great Smokies' flora and fauna, citing recent cases such as the Tellico Dam project and the continuing pollution of the Pigeon River. Always emphasizing our inevitable relationship with our surroundings, Frome relates the story of the Great Smoky Mountains with respect and affection for the region, its people, and their history.Michael Frome ranks among the foremost American authors on travel and conservation. His interests are closely associated with national parks, national forests, and natural beauty in the United States and other countries. He has been a columnist and correspondent for major newspapers and magazines and a university lecturer. He is author of Conscience of a Conservationist: Selected Essays.