{"title":"Wallace Keck","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"in-devils-den-journals-of-a-park-interpreter-paperback","title":"In Devil's Den Journals of a Park Interpreter - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote to the Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe following is a true story of the life and experiences of a park interpreter (naturalist, ranger) in Devil's Den State Park, living in a log cabin in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas during the years 1988-1994). One employee continues to work at the park, but the rest have moved on to other positions or retirement. Some have passed away. The day quickly approaches when few or none will remember the stories, the experiences, or histories of life in the Upper Lee Creek Valley unless perchance someone writes them down. The historic record of the park is lost more quickly than it is made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe audience for this book is first and foremost the park visitor who surveys the awe-inspiring landscape and ponders, \"What's the story here?\" How did this come to be? Other audiences include local historians, naturalists, and college students preparing to enter the profession. A larger readership might include the men and women who protect the nation's treasured places. May they be encouraged regardless of where they serve, that theirs is a noble calling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51434092429535,"sku":"9798227261427","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/fHkFHaa97R9798227261427.webp?v=1790024290"},{"product_id":"an-idaho-calling-journals-of-a-park-ranger-paperback","title":"An Idaho Calling: Journals of a Park Ranger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote to the Reader\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following is a true story of the life experiences of a park ranger, during the years 1994-1997. The journal entries published here constitute part two of a trilogy that documents the adventures of pursuing a career in state and federal parks. This book follows the chronology established in the first book (1988-1994) entitled \"In Devil's Den: Journals of a Park Interpreter.\" The audience for this second book in the series is the same, with additional readers who now join the adventure from the Ozarks to the Inland Northwest and Great Basin. The third and final book entitled \"Back in the City: Journals of a Park Superintendent\" chronicles behind the scenes park management from 1998 to2024 (est. publication in 2026).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51434483810527,"sku":"9798231738632","price":15.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/T80YvIgLq59798231738632.webp?v=1790027500"},{"product_id":"back-in-the-city-journals-of-a-park-superintendent-paperback","title":"Back in the City: Journals of a Park Superintendent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe following is a true story of the adventures and experiences of a professional naturalist and park superintendent. The journal entries published here constitute part three of a trilogy as follows: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Book 1] \"In Devil's Den: Journals of a Park Interpreter 1988-1994\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Book 2] \"An Idaho Calling: Journals of a Park Ranger 1994-1997\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e[Book 3] \"Back in the City: Journals of a Park Superintendent 1997-2024\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders of this third book now join the author as he departs the Upper Columbia River Basin, the Snake River Plain, and the Basin and Range to travel across the Great Plains to the northern border of the Ozarks (Interior Highlands - Springfield Plateau) and St. Francois Mountains that thrust the Missouri River northward). [Book 3] primarily focuses on Katy Trail State Park and City of Rocks National Reserve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51435747147999,"sku":"9798235411241","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ZLNsb41BA09798235411241.webp?v=1790049382"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/wallace-keck.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}