{"product_id":"rock-creek-park-a-to-david-swerdloff-9780692594087","title":"Rock Creek Park A to Z","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Swerdloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692594086\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692594087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e David Swerdloff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.21d","brand":"David Swerdloff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946985619711,"sku":"9780692594087","price":18.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_03ff0732-7c40-4f5d-ae42-a8aade8bd613.jpg?v=1681516033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rock-creek-park-a-to-david-swerdloff-9780692594087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}