LEADER 02724nam 2200421 450 001 9910148560603321 005 20221215211611.0 010 $a1-68330-273-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000921989 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5371198 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000921989 100 $a20180611d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aAmerica's national parks $e100 years of preserving our land and heritage 210 1$aNew York :$cTime Inc. Books,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (108 pages) $ccolor illustrations, photographs 225 1 $aTime 311 $a1-68330-270-2 327 $aIntroduction -- 100 candles for our National Parks -- Guardian of the Nation's Spirit --Photo gallery ; Celebrating America's crown jewels ; NPS by the numbers -- Preserving America's singular spaces -- Lure of a challenge ; Profile ; Cliff-hangers on El Capitan ; Preserving exotic ecosystems ; Profile: father of our National Parks ; Going to extremes ; Profile: a president with a passion for nature ; Far away in space and time ; Profile: enduring portraits of primal forces -- Preserving America's heritage -- Nation of Gateways ; Profile: the critic who first led the parks ; Landmarks of discovery ; Profile: in the footsteps of John Muir ; of monuments and memorials ; Profile: sharing history, beyond the fables. 330 $aAs the National Park Service marks its 100th birthday in 2016, TIME celebrates America's spectacular, unspoiled natural treasures. Vast in scale at nearly 85 million acres, the park system stretches from Acadia park in Maine to War in the Pacific park on Guam and more than 400 parks in between, visited by 280 million people each year. Highlights of this special edition:Jewels in the crown: a lavish pictorial tour of the most breathtaking parks, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, Glacier and Grand Teton Founding fathers: the idea of a national park began with Western painter George Catlin and was later embraced by President Teddy Roosevelt after three nights under the stars in Yosemite Valley. A visitor's guide to the best of the parks and monuments, from the spectacular to the quirky 410 0$aTime. 517 1 $aTIME our national parks 606 $aNational parks and reserves$zUnited States 606 $aNational monuments$zUnited States 615 0$aNational parks and reserves 615 0$aNational monuments 676 $a917.3 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910148560603321 996 $aAmerica's national parks$92992999 997 $aUNINA