NPT Reviews of Books and other Material

Moon Handbooks: Acadia National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 19, 2012 - 1:15am

Moon Acadia National Park (Moon Handbooks)

The winter months are a great time to research next summer's vacations, and if you're considering Acadia National Park, well, Moon Handbooks has an updated guide for you to use.

Who Pooped In The Park? Scat And Tracks For Kids

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 15, 2012 - 1:15am

Who Pooped in the Park? Big Bend National Park: Scat and Tracks for Kids

Scatalogically speaked, this book delivers all the poop on Big Bend National Park. So to speak.

The Laws Guide To Drawing Birds

Submitted by Kirby Adams on October 9, 2012 - 1:23am

Interested in learning how to draw birds? This book can help move you in that direction.

Hiking The Wonderland Trail: The Complete Guide To Mount Rainier's Premier Trail

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 20, 2012 - 1:11am

Fall is on its way, deciduous forests will soon be shedding their colors, snows will be falling. It's probably getting too late to plan a complete hike of the 93-mile Wonderland Trail that loops Mount Rainier National Park, but it's the perfect time to begin planning for next year!

Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days On The John Muir Trail

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 14, 2012 - 1:44am

Though it's set in the rugged landscape of the High Sierra running from Sequoia National Park to Yosemite National Park, Almost Somewhere could have played out anywhere as three young women go in search of themselves.

Mr. Hornaday's War: How A Peculiar Zookeeper Waged A Lonely Crusade For Wildlife That Changed The World

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 9, 2012 - 1:25am

William Temple Hornaday was a very extraordinary man who we should be honoring for his crusade to save wildlife, including bison, and yet history shunted him off to a dusty side table until Stefan Bechtel happened accidentally upon him.

World War II Memorial: "Jewel Of The Mall"

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on August 17, 2012 - 1:44am

In his book on the "Jewel of the Mall," the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., photographer Stephen R. Brown not only captures the solemnity of the memorial, as well as its magnificent architecture and design, but also goes behind the scene to document the bronze castings, granite carvings, and erection of the memorial.

Empire Of Shadows: The Epic Story Of Yellowstone

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 16, 2012 - 1:02am

In Empire of Shadows: The Epic Story of Yellowstone, author George Black pulls on three main threads that went into the creation of Yellowstone National Park: America's lust for exploring its new lands, a determination to drive Native Americans from their homelands, and the political backstory of Yellowstone.

Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 12, 2012 - 1:36am

You can get a feel for the Chesapeake Bay setting that greeted Captain John Smith 400 years ago in Tidewater: The Chesapeake Bay in Photographs, a book compiled through the lens of Stephen R. Brown that reflects the past and the present on the bay's waters.

How To Be A Better Birder

Submitted by Kirby Adams on July 10, 2012 - 1:40am

Sure, I’d like to be a better birder! Who takes up any hobby endeavor with no desire to keep becoming better at it? Half the fun is continually learning new ways to have fun with your hobby.