Kartchner Caverns : how two cavers discovered and saved one of the wonders of the natural world / Neil Miller.

Author
Miller, Neil, 1945- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2008.
Description
215 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 26 cm

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    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.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207) and index.
    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
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