Birth of a National Park in the Great Smoky Mountains: Great Smoky Mountains

by Carlos C. Campbell

Book Overview

Annually millions of people admire the Great Smoky Mountains National Park's primeval beauty--towering peaks, sparkling cascades, virgin forests, and remarkable varieties of wildflowers and shrubs. One of the nation's most popular national parks did not just "come to be" a logical and natural development on federally-owned land. Instead, it was the first national park to be acquired from private owners and given by the people to the federal government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870498150
• ISBN13: 9780870498152
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.3"