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NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures

Performance - Spoken Word
Unabridged   1.25 hour(s)
Publication date: 04/21/2009

NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures

Stories That Take You Away . . .

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Summary

This colorful collection goes behind the scenery at America’s most popular national parks. It also visits lesser-known parks with thought-provoking tales to tell.

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Product Description

With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them—and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you’ve come to expect from NPR.

Grand Canyon National Park is one of the planet’s Seven Natural Wonders, with 4.4 million visitors each year. Who keeps them safe, fed, and happy? When the wind blows at White Sands National Monument, legend says the centuries-old ghost of a Mexican maiden appears in the shifting sands. In Yosemite National Park, there’s a guy who tracks road kill with a clipboard and a shovel to pry flattened victims from the blacktop.

This colorful collection goes behind the scenery at America’s most popular national parks. It also visits lesser-known parks with thought-provoking tales to tell.

Includes
• “Cast of Thousands Keeps Grand Canyon Humming”
• “Old Army Friends, Divided At Gettysburg”
• “Climbers Reclaim World Record on El Capitan”
And more.

Reviews/Praise

“This colorful collection never ceases to amaze and inspire.”
      —AudioFile

“. . . just perfect for summer car trips . . .”
      —Boston Globe

“The same stories you enjoy on the air are now better than ever on audio CDs called NPR Road Trips. These CDs make for easy listening; plus they are educational and entertaining.”
      —Family Motor Coaching

Author Bio

Internationally acclaimed, NPR produces and distributes programming that reaches a combined audience of 26.4 million listeners weekly, and, unlike other media, NPR’s audience continues to grow. NPR member organizations operate 784 stations, and another 117 public radio stations also present NPR programs, for a total of more than 900 stations nationwide who broadcast NPR programming.