The National Parks - A Century of Grace - Hardcover by Texas Poet Laureate Karla Morton


Item Number: 119

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Value: $75

Online Close: May 19, 2022 10:00 PM EDT

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Description

Imagine traveling to every National Park across our great country, and writing a beautiful, unique poem about each, to capture that park's unique essense! That is exactly what our treasured friend Karla Morton has done, and she will autograph her highly acclaimed book to you! 


Magnificent photos! Moving poetry! Will inspire you to make your own National Park journey, or bring back memories of trips past! 


From Amazon: 


"Poets Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach began this journey to celebrate our national parks’ one hundredth anniversary, but for these two poets the sojourns quickly became something greater than that. In their words, “As humans we have this tendency to look at a piece of land and see real estate. [But] when concrete covers all our natural spaces, not only do we lose earth’s creatures, we also lose the great teacher of our souls. You cannot sit beneath trees taller than the Statue of Liberty, or gaze upon vistas untouched since their creation, without feeling the awe and wonder of what the natural world has to offer. You cannot experience such beauty without being wholly changed. Our great-great-great-grandchildren deserve these untouched gifts.”


This journey, illustrated with gorgeous color photos of all of America’s grand national parks, is a feast for the eyes and heart. In the end, it is a plea for us to save these wonders for all future generations."