FORESTS, ALLIGATORS, BATTLEFIELDS: My Journey through the National Parks of the South

Danny Bernstein has traversed seventy-one national parks in the American South to discover that these protected lands are not just places for tree-huggers and avid hikers, but where the country's history is rooted on the trail. Danny takes you into the stories of the people[?] the rangers, volunteers, and visitors[?] and goes beyond the sites shown on the map. Raised as a Yankee, Danny set out to become a Southerner, one national park at a time. Forests, Alligators, Battlefields: My Journey through the National Parks of the South is a personal and passionate tale of national and self-discovery.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 299 pages

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