Death, Daring, and Disaster: Search and Rescue in the National Parks
- ISBN-10
- 1570982023
- ISBN-13
- 9781570982026
- Category
- History / United States / General
- Pages
- 502
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Roberts Rinehart
- Author
- Charles R. Farabee
Description
From the publicity-seeking adventurer who parachuted onto Devil's Tower in 1940 with no way off to the perilous recovery of a would-be suicide who leapt into the heart of an active Hawaiian volcano, "Death, Daring, and Disaster" is filled with 375 thrilling accounts of heroism and calamity in U.S. National Parks. 100 photos.
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- 2005-04-07
- 576 pages
- Ebook
- Taylor Trade Publications
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