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Kartchner Caverns : how two cavers discovered and saved one of the wonders of the natural world / Neil Miller.
- Title
- Kartchner Caverns : how two cavers discovered and saved one of the wonders of the natural world / Neil Miller.
- Author
- Miller, Neil, 1945-
- Publication
- Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | GV200.655. A62 K375 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 215 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map; 26 cm.
- Summary
- Tells how amateur Arizona spelunkers Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen found a huge virgin cave in 1974, maintained the secrecy of this place, Kartchner Caverns, for fourteen years, and upon its "discovery," helped preserve the location and transform the caverns into a public attraction. The author covers the twenty-five years from the caverns' discovery to its protection as an Arizona state park, using personal interviews, biographical facts, political maneuvering, and geological facts to illustrate the story.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The discovery -- Two spelunkers -- The golden age of Arizona caving -- Exploring Xanadu -- Playing for time -- Encountering the Kartchners -- Lewis and Clark in Tucson -- The years in the wilderness -- The stars line up -- From desert outpost to state park -- Epilogue.
- ISBN
- 9780816525164 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0816525161 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2007021535
- OCLC
- 141482805
- SCSB-12009215
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library