Subpar parks : America's most extraordinary national parks & their least impressed visitors / Amber Share.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Share, Amber, author, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National parks and reserves--United States.

National parks and reserves.

National parks and reserves--Public use--United States.

National parks and reserves--Complaints against--United States--Humor.

National parks and reserves--Public use.

United States.

Genre:

humor.

illustrated books.

Travel writing.

Illustrated works.

Humor.

Physical Description:

xv, 205 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

America's most extraordinary national parks and their least impressed visitors

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Plume, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]

Summary:

"Based on the wildly popular Instagram account, Subpar Parks features both the greatest hits and brand-new content, all celebrating the incredible beauty and variety of America's national parks juxtaposed with the clueless and hilarious one-star reviews posted by visitors"-- Provided by publisher.

Millions of travelers enjoy the national parks every year... and some post one-star reviews after their visits. Share celebrates the parks with humor as she uses the visitors' comments as starting points for brief descriptions that include basic facts and history about each park. -- adapted from back cover

Contents:

Introduction/Behind the scenes

A brief history of the national parks and how this book is organized

Alaska

Pacific West

Intermountain

Midwest

Northeast and national capitol

Southeast

General tips for park visits.

Alaska

Denali National Park p. 3

Gates of the Arctic National Park p. 5

Glacier Bay National Park p. 7

Katmai National Park p. 9

Kenai Fjords National Park p. 13

Kobuk Valley National Park p. 15

Lake Clark National Park p. 17

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park p. 19

National Park of American Samoa p. 23

Channel Islands National Park p. 25

Crater Lake National Park p. 27

Craters of the Moon National Monument p. 29

Death Valley National Park p. 31

Great Basin National Park p. 35

Haleakala National Park p. 37

Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park p. 41

Joshua Tree National Park p. 43

Kings Canyon National Park p. 45

Lassen Volcanic National Park p. 47

Mount Rainier National Park p. 49

Muir Woods National Monument p. 51

North Cascades National Park p. 53

Olympic National Park p. 55

Pinnacles National Park p. 59

Redwood National Park p. 61

Sequoia National Park p. 63

Yosemite National Park p. 65

Arches National Park p. 71

Big Bend National Park p. 75

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park p. 77

Bryce Canyon National Park p. 79

CanyonLands National Park p. 81

Capitol Reef National Park p. 83

Carlsbad Caverns National Park p. 85

Devils Tower National Monument p. 87

Glacier National Park p. 89

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area p. 93

Grand Canyon National Park p. 95

Grand Teton National Park p. 97

Great Sand Dunes National Park p. 99

Guadalupe Mountains National Park p. 101

Mesa Verde National Park p. 103

Petrified Forest National Park p. 105

Rocky Mountain National Park p. 107

Saguaro National Park p. 111

White Sands National Park p. 113

Yellowstone National Park p. 115

Zion National Park p. 119

Badlands National Park p. 125

Cuyahoga Valley National Park p. 127

Gateway Arch National Park p. 129

Hot Springs National Park p. 131

Indiana Dunes National Park p. 133

Isle Royale National Park p. 137

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore p. 139

Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve p. 141

Theodore Roosevelt National Park p. 143

Voyageurs National Park p. 145

Wind Cave National Park p. 147

Northeast And National Capital

Acadia National Park p. 153

Assateague IsLand National Seashore p. 157

Cape Cod National Seashore p. 159

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park p. 161

Lincoln Memorial p. 163

New River Gorge National Park p. 165

Rock Creek Park p. 167

Shenandoah National Park p. 169

Statue of Liberty National Monument p. 173

Biscayne National Park p. 177

Blue Ridge Parkway p. 179

Cape Hatteras National Seashore p. 181

Congaree National Park p. 183

Dry Tortugas National Park p. 185

Everglades National Park p. 187

Great Smoky Mountains National Park p. 191

Mammoth Cave National Park p. 195

Virgin IsLands National Park p. 197.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: Share, Amber. Subpar parks

ISBN:

9780593185544

0593185544

OCLC:

1237806909