Shenandoah National Park official handbook
By: by Anne Mitchell Whisnant, David E. Whisnant, Tim Silver
Contributors: Whisnant, David E., 1938-; Silver, Timothy, 1955-
Publisher: Donning Co. Publishers
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Virginia Beach, VA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9781578646708
Subjects: Description and travel; Handbooks, manuals; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword: From Yellowstone to Shenandoah : bringing national parks to the East; title: pt. 1. Natural history; title: A living landscape; title: The human presence; title: Visions of wilderness; title: Challenges; title: pt. 2. Cultural history; title: A new park on old land : creating Shenandoah; title: Cabins, tramping parties, and pow-wows : Stony Man and Skyland; title: Finding refreshment of mind : President Hoover's Rapidan Camp fishing retreat; title: "The greatest single feature" : Skyline Drive; title: CCC boys : the Civilian Conservation Corps; title: Population removal in Shenandoah National Park; title: "Laws and generally accepted customs" : race and culture at Lewis Mountain; title: Shenandoah and the National Park Service during and after World War II; title: pt. 3. Experience Shenandoah today.