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Item Details
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IT HAPPENED IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
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| By: |
Phyllis J. Perry |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£11.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0762742380 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780762742387 |
| Publisher: |
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD |
| Pub. date: |
1 January, 2008 |
| Pages: |
168 |
| Description: |
From the earliest climb up towering Longs Peak by John Wesley Powell to the task of building Trail Ridge Road, the highest paved highway in the world, It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park includes twenty-five events that have shaped , one of the most popular national parks in the country. |
| Synopsis: |
True Tales from Rocky Mountain National Park With 3.3 million visitors each year, many unexpected things occur in this phenomenal park--from a bloody ambush at Grand Lake to a sudden flash flood in Estes Park. Meet Patrick Finan and Tim Schuett, two campers whose trips were cut short after a black bear's brutal surprise attack. Learn what Hillel Ben-Avi endured after becoming lost near Fairchild Mountain for four days. And find out why noontime is a risky hour to go hiking in the summer-the news may shock you. It Happened in Rocky Mountain National Park looks at intriguing people and episodes from the history of Colorado's largest national park. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
TwoDot Books |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Colorado Book Award (General Nonfiction) 2009 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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