The Book of the National Parks

CONTENTS

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Preface	vii
THE BOOK OF THE NATIONAL PARKS
	On the Appreciation of Scenery	3
I.	The National Parks of the United States	17
THE GRANITE NATIONAL PARKS
	Granite's Part in Scenery	33
II.	Yosemite, the Incomparable	36
III.	The Proposed Roosevelt National Park	69
IV.	The Heart of the Rockies	93
V.	McKinley, Giant of Giants	118
VI.	Lafayette and the East	132
THE VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARKS
	On the Volcano in Scenery	145
VII.	Lassen Peak and Mount Katmai	148
VIII.	Mount Rainier, Icy Octopus	159
IX.	Crater Lake's Bowl of Indigo	184
X.	Yellowstone, a Volcanic Interlude	202
XI.	Three Monsters of Hawaii	229
THE SEDIMENTARY NATIONAL PARKS
XII.	On Sedimentary Rock in Scenery	247
XIII.	Glaciered Peaks and Painted Shales	251
XIV.	Rock Records of a Vanished Race	284
XV.	The Healing Waters	305
THE GRAND CANYON AND OUR NATIONAL MONUMENTS
	On the Scenery of the Southwest	321
XVI.	A Pageant of Creation	328
XVII.	The Rainbow of the Desert	352
XVIII.	Historic Monuments of the Southwest	367
XIX.	Desert Spectacles	385
XX.	The Muir Woods and Other National Monuments	404

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