Summary: Big Bend National Park covers 788,682 acres in the bend of the Rio Grande in Brewster County, Texas. Created in 1943, the park is in an area that the early Spanish explorers called "the uninhabited place" and was once home to fierce Apache and Comanche warriors. With its varied topography, the park is filled with a startling array of plants and animals, some of which are found nowhere else in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The glacier-covered volcanic peak of Mount Rainier dominates the Cascade Mountain Range. Designated a national park in 1899, this majestic landmark has more than 27 species of trees, and is home to mountain goats, elk, deer, and the elusive mountain lion.
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Publisher / Publication Date: GoodTimes Entertainment 2003