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Kartchner Caverns : how two cavers discovered and saved one of the wonders of the natural world / Neil Miller.
Author
Miller, Neil, 1945-
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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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Lewis Library - Stacks
GV200.655. A62 K375 2008
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Spelunkers
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Arizona
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Tucson
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Biography
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Kartchner Caverns State Park (Ariz.)
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Tufts, Randy
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Tenen, Gary
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Summary note
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.
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ISBN
9780816525164 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0816525161 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
2007021535
OCLC
141482805
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