{"product_id":"rock-creek-park-a-to-z-paperback-1","title":"Rock Creek Park A to Z - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Swerdloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLorraine Swerdloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIllustrated with more than 250 images, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRock Creek Park A to Z\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e entertains as it answers questions that arise with every twist and turn of the valley and every entry from A to Z: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow did the rocks get into Rock Creek?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn whose famous footsteps might you be walking each time you visit?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat can be done to preserve the Park in in the face of major threats to its environment?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhere was Abe Lincoln nearly shot down by a Confederate sniper?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhen is the best time to observe songbirds migrating into the Park?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy was Rock Creek Valley the 19th century equivalent of a high-tech corridor for DC industry?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe alphabetical account begins with \u003cem\u003eA is for Animals\u003c\/em\u003e...from the newly-arrived coyotes to non-native black squirrels introduced more than a century ago.\u003cbr\u003e Along the way, \u003cem\u003eF is for Fords\u003c\/em\u003e...where horses--and until 1994, autos--would splash through the creek.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eN is for Neighbor\u003c\/em\u003e...describing how the Park and the population around it affect each other for better and for worse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eQ is for Quotations\u003c\/em\u003e...what naturalists, poets, politicians and songwriters have to say about Rock Creek Park.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eU is for US Presidents\u003c\/em\u003e...including hiking, rock-climbing, skinny-dipping and trespassing Teddy Roosevelt.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eY is for You Gotta Be Kidding\u003c\/em\u003e...a rundown of serious proposals that, happily, were never enacted--like damming the creek to turn the valley into a vast reservoir.\u003cbr\u003e And anyone who has visited Washington's lions and tigers and (panda) bears--oh my --knows that \u003cem\u003eZ is for Zoo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Get the most out of one of America's pioneering urban parks--established in 1890, at a time when America had only two other National Parks. Learn about it from A to Z.\u003cbr\u003e Rock Creek Park...it's where Washington insiders go when they go outside \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52708740759859,"sku":"9780692594087","price":27.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/VDZQcEt1UktqMk9VSGtzSDRjYUMrZz09_f8f933a7-e25c-41de-a643-5ecdfee86f2b.webp?v=1763442585","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/rock-creek-park-a-to-z-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}