"National Parks are the best idea we ever had." --Wallace Stegner The National Park System contains the scenic and historic treasures of our country. Presidential homes, historic lodges and hotels, and National Park Service rustic cabins are abundant throughout the parks, whether they are shadowed by interstate highways in downtown areas of a city or discovered after miles of mountain hiking. In An Architectural Guidebook to the National Parks: California, Oregon, Washington, Harvey Kaiser takes readers on a tour through historic structures discussing the architectural elements and history of each building, showing how architectural form combined with history and natural beauty has created inspiring works of are. Death Valley - Sequoia and Kings Canyon - Yosemite - Fort Vancouver - Crater Lake - Olympic National Park - Mt. Rainier - Timberline Lodge - Oregon Caves, and more Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed directions! Harvey H. Kaiser, Ph.D., has spent fifteen years researching the historic architecture of the western national parks. He is the author of Great Camps of the Adirondacks and Landmarks in the Landscape, and has lectured widely on rustic architecture in wilderness environments. He lives in Syracuse, New York. This remarkable book is packed with photographs, maps and detailed directions! "National Parks are the best idea we ever had." --Wallace Stegner The National Park System contains the scenic and historic treasures of our country. Presidential homes, historic lodges and hotels, and National Park Service rustic cabins are abundant throughout the parks, whether they are shadowed by interstate highways in downtown areas of a city or discovered after miles of mountain hiking. In An Architectural Guidebook to the National Parks: California, Oregon, Washington, Harvey Kaiser takes readers on a tour through historic structures discussing the architectural elements and history of each building, showing how architectural form combined with history and natural beauty has created inspiring works of are. -Death Valley -Sequoia and Kings Canyon -Yosemite -Fort Vancouver -Crater Lake -Olympic National Park -Mt. Rainier -Timberline Lodge -Oregon Caves, and more Packed with photographs, maps, and detailed directions! Harvey H. Kaiser, Ph.D., has spent fifteen years researching the historic architecture of the western national parks. He is the author of Great Camps of the Adirondacks and Landmarks in the Landscape, and has lectured widely on rustic architecture in wilderness environments. He lives in Syracuse, New York. harvey H. Kaiser, Ph.D, has spent fifteen years researching the historic architectire of the western national parks. He is the author of An Architecturak Guidebook to the National Parks: California, Oregon, Washington; Great Camps of the Adirondacks; and Landmarks in the Landscape. He has lectured widely on rustic architecture in wilderness environments. He lives in Syracuse, New York. Introduction The National Park System contains the scenic and historic treasures of our country. The natural beauty of the parks is profusely described in soaring phrases by outstanding writers, captured majestically in photographs and paintings, and listed and cross-tabulated in a host of travel guides. Why, then, a guidebook to architecture when the central purpose of the parks seem to be their natural resources? Used Book in Good Condition