Kartchner Caverns

Kartchner Caverns
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0816525161
ISBN-13 : 9780816525164
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Book Synopsis Kartchner Caverns by : Neil Miller

Download or read book Kartchner Caverns written by Neil Miller and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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