Destination - Black Hills: The Story Behind the Scenery (Paperback)

~ Beverly Pechan (Author), Cheri C. Madison (Editor), Dick Kettlewell (Photographer), K. C. DenDooven (Designer)

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Explore the Black Hills, with five national parks and monuments, three state parks, two memorial mountain carvings, five recreational reservoirs, a national forest, and two wilderness preserves, a national grassland, a wild horse sanctuary, nine major caves, and more.

Each book in The Story Behind the Scenery series tells a compelling story through the eyes of an experienced interpreter whose writing reflects true enthusiasm for the park. Complete with running text and interpretive captions, accompanied by abundant full-color photographs, these books will be welcome in any home library.

The Black Hills are located in southwestern South Dakota and a portion of northeastern Wyoming. The majority of the land lines within the 1.2-million-acre Black Hills National Forest.

48pp., 68 color photos. map.

About the Author

Beverly Pechan, published writer, researcher, artist, and devotee of Black Hills and frontier history, lives in Keystone, South Dakota, just three miles from Mount Rushmore. She is a founder of the West River History Conference in Keystone and former directory of Fort Meade Cavalry Museum near Sturgis

His father's State Department position moved Dick Kettlewell's family to three continents. Fascinated with North American wildlife, Dick began his photojournalism career over 20 years ago after graduating from Chadron State College in Nebraska and a stint in public television work. Dick is a staff photographer at the Rapid City Journal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: KC Publications, Inc. (June 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887142214
• ISBN-13: 978-0887142215
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,358,938 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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