Mammoth Cave: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky (U. S. National Park Service Handbook) [Paperback]

David Rains Wallace (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0912627727 | ISBN-13: 978-0912627724 | Publication Date: February 2003

This beautiful, illustrated publication provides a brief history of the longest recorded cave system in the world, with more than 360 miles explored and mapped.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Dept of Interior, National Park Service. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 109 pages
• Publisher: Natl Park Service (February 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912627727
• ISBN-13: 978-0912627724
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,134,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A surprisingly personal official park handbook, June 7, 2010

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This review is from: Mammoth Cave: Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky (National Park Service Handbook) (Paperback)

Many national parks in the United States have an official handbook. These have about fifty pages of text and pictures about the park, and are often heavy on the pictures. They also have an official map, basic information and contact numbers in the back. These handbooks are good for the visitor who wants to read more than the basic brochure and visitor center exhibits.

This book is certainly all that. Unlike most other official publications, however, the author appears here. Wallace clearly loves caves, especially Mammoth Cave. Especially at the start and end of this handbook, his passion for caves shows through. He shares some of his own cave experiences, which make this otherwise-dry genre come alive.