Death in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the most popular park / / Michael Bradley
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| Autore: |
Bradley Michael <1940->
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| Titolo: |
Death in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the most popular park / / Michael Bradley
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| Pubblicazione: | Guilford, Connecticut : , : Lyons Press, , 2016 |
| ©2016 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 976.8/89 |
| Soggetto topico: | Accidents - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) - History |
| Death - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) - History | |
| Accident victims - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) - Biography | |
| Missing persons - Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) - Biography | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) Biography Anecdotes |
| Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) History Anecdotes | |
| Note generali: | Includes index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1 Death Before There Was a Park: JasperMellinger; CHAPTER 2 A Mystery That Lasted Sixty Years: Edward McKinley; CHAPTER 3 Survived the War But Not the Smokies; CHAPTER 4 Not Dead Despite the Odds; CHAPTER 5 The Mysterious Disappearance of Dennis Martin; CHAPTER 6 You Can't Fight Mother Nature and Win; CHAPTER 7 Common Sense Saves Lives; CHAPTER 8 If You Go In Together, Come Out Together; CHAPTER 9 Vanished Without a Trace; CHAPTER 10 Murder in the Mountains; CHAPTER 11 Don't Overestimate Your Ability; CHAPTER 12 Disaster Averted: The Blizzard of '93 |
| CHAPTER 13 Fatal Bear AttackCHAPTER 14 Deadly Winds, Dangerous Waters, and Distracted Drivers; Index; About the Author | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | It's no surprise that fatalities occur every year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to the sheer number of visitors--more than ten million annually! In these cautionary tales, Bradley recounts deaths and other unfortunate incidents that have resulted from accidents and human folly, including bear attacks, swift water disasters, and mysterious disappearances. Armchair travelers and park visitors alike will be fascinated by the dangers lurking in America's most visited national park and will be better informed about what to do and what not to do the next time they enter its gates. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Death in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| ISBN: | 1-4930-2563-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910828681503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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