NPT Reviews of Books and other Material

Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 2, 2012 - 1:45am

In Snake in the Grass: An Everglades Invasion, Larry Perez takes us into the green leafy realm of Everglades National Park not in pursuit of the python, but rather in its wake. And it is a wide wake at that.

Glacier National Park: Past and Present

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 22, 2012 - 1:55am

For lovers of Glacier National Park specifically, and for those intrigued by national park history in general, there's a great new book out that looks at the past and present of Glacier through postcards and photographs.

The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on January 2, 2012 - 1:32am

Pacific Crest Trailside Reader: Oregon and Washington: Adventure, History, and Legend on the Long - Distance Trail

If you can't find yourself out on a trail, then perhaps the next best thing is reading about trails, no? Which is a good reason to invest in The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader, a two-volume collection of narratives that share in common the Pacific Crest Trail.

Encounters With the Archdruid

Submitted by Lee Dalton on December 21, 2011 - 1:28am

Though written some 40 years ago, Encounters with the Archdruid still carries valuable lessons for us to consider today.

Mark of the Grizzly

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 20, 2011 - 1:15am

Bear attacks horrify us, and yet they also, in a morbid way, fascinate many. They're evidence that even in today's modern world tragic confrontations with nature do occur and, in the case of bears, demonstrate that man is not always the apex predator.

The Grand Canyon Reader

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 24, 2011 - 1:22am

In a wonderful new book, Lance Newman has compiled an outdoor literary fan's best's best of short stories, essays, and poetry regaling the Grand Canyon. Within the covers you'll find Ed Abbey, John McPhee, Terry Tempest Williams, Barry Lopez and more.

Backpack the Grand Canyon

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 4, 2011 - 12:06am

Backpack the Grand Canyon, a roughly 90-minute exploration of hiking down into the landscape of Grand Canyon National Park, covers the bases from preparation to execution.

Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California

Submitted by Jeff Pappas on October 10, 2011 - 12:00am

Kathleen Hull’s Pestilence and Persistence: Yosemite Indian Demography and Culture in Colonial California, is, above all, a timely book, if not a necessary book. Timely in the sense that current relations between Yosemite Indians and park administrators are finally showing signs of mutual accommodate after decades of mistrust.

A Photographer's Path, Images of National Parks Near the Nation's Capital

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 13, 2011 - 12:59am

Natural beauty in the National Park System is not harbored solely in the Rocky Mountains, the High Sierra, or the Cascades. Drift through the pages of a new book that revolves around the nation's capital and you'll be treated to snow drifts and Swallowtail butterflies in perhaps the most unexpected places.

The Ledge, An Adventure Story Of Friends And Survival On Mount Rainier

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 5, 2011 - 12:14am

The Ledge: An Adventure Story of Friendship and Survival on Mount Rainier

Just hours from their car, promise of a hot shower, cold beers, and soft beds, Jim Davidson and Mike Price literally plunged into a nightmare that left one of them dead and the other struggling to understand why his friend died and figure out how he would save himself.