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Usually ships in 1 business days | | | | | | Featuring the BRM’s trademark trivia, fun facts, amazing origins, and unknown histories, this book dips into every national park, monument, site, and trail (more than 150 in all), exploring such exciting phenomena as Yosemite’s firefall and the wild horses of Assateague, along with practical strategies for dodging that rampaging bear or moose. Printed in backpack- or pocket-friendly size with sturdy, waterproof cover, this brisk guide is ideal for both the outdoors type and those who prefer to travel by armchair or throne. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Bathroom Readers' Hysterical Society | | Paperback: | 420 pages | | Publisher: | Portable Press | | Publication Date: | February 12, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 1592237843 | | Product Length: | 8.24 inches | | Product Width: | 5.54 inches | | Product Height: | 1.18 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.14 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.1 inches | | Package Width: | 5.5 inches | | Package Height: | 1.1 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.05 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 7 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
A Different Sort of Travel Guide: Fascinating Park Trivia May 19, 2007
By Fritz R. Ward
"dayhiker"
This latest Uncle John publication proclaims on its back cover "It's time to hit the Trail!" Hit the history books is more like it. This wonderful little volume is full of fascinating trivia about the national parks and monuments found in the US and Canada. Each chapter is brief enough to be read during a single trip to the throne room of your house, and for the most part the prose is enjoyable enough to keep you coming back. Favorite stories for me were "The Great Pig War" in which the US and England nearly managed to go to war over a dead pig (San Juan Island National Historic Park) and the Mojave National Preserve's "lonely phonebooth."
For the most part the history and folklore seemed accurate enough, though the authors did slip a little when they wrote that Ansel Adams had saved King's Canyon with pictures of its Giant Sequoia Grove. There is no such grove in King's Canyon proper. General Grant Grove is now administered as a part of King's Canyon National Park, but it has been protected since 1890. In any event, King's Canyon was preserved because it so closely resembled Yosemite. On the other hand, virtually every other element of the book is accurate. Indeed, this is one of the few sources I have ever read that correctly notes Hot Springs Arkansas is the oldest National Park, dating back to 1835, long before the Yosemite Grant or the creation of Yellowstone National Park.
So, by all means get this rather unusual travel guide. It probably won't help much with actual trip planning, but it is nice for whiling away the time between trips: especially that portion of the time when you are otherwise preoccupied.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Lighthearted but not always enlightening Jan 15, 2009
By S. J. Snyder
"De gustibus non disputandum"
If this book stimulates your interest in various National Parks, an interest that you haven't had before, great.
But Americans who have already enjoyed vacations to a number of our National Parks will recognize a number of minor errors in this book. Again, they're minor, but they're numerous enough to make the reader note that this is not a book written by someone who has a strong special interest in America's National Parks.
I'm not saying a bathroom book needs to be more in-depth, just that it can stand to be more accurate.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great book May 15, 2008
By W. Barrier
As an avid BRI reader, I was really looking forward to this book. It has lived up to all my expectations. If anyone is interested in national parks in the US and Canada, this is "must" reading.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Great Book Apr 02, 2008
By Jeff Forman
I am very pleased with how soon this book was received. The book is very interesting and informative regarding National Parks. It is a hard book to put down once you start reading.
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Uncle John is still producing May 06, 2007
By L. Henderson
"Gulf Coast movie lover"
Interesting tid bits about National Parks. Suggest you read this before visiting the parks. You might decide to change your routings, in some cases.
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