Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> United States - South - East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN)

-The image that Jane Rule's book both begins and ends on is haunting precisely because it captures the past that's always lurking within the Delta's present. There is something surreal, almost Kafkaesque on display here. A farmer with his back to us drives a tractor straight ahead on a lonely dirt road. Big woods loom on the left. On the right, at the edge of a field of cotton, a grey-clad horseman moves in the opposite direction, a ghost returning to history.---Steve Yarbrough, from the introduction

The Mississippi Delta evokes mystery, beauty, and hardship in equal measures. Its...

- Waterproof - Tear-Resistant - Topographic Map

The world's longest known cave system, Mammoth Cave is a fascinating and beautiful labyrinth located below the equally scenic Green River valley and hilly country of south central Kentucky. National Geographic's Trails Illustrated map of Mammoth Cave National Park delivers unmatched detail and valuable information to assist you in your exploration of this unique and compelling region. Expertly researched and created in partnership with local land management agencies, this map features key points of interest including Green and...

Sir Elton John, blind fish, the original Twinkie, President Ronald Reagan's Secret Service detail, and mummies don't usually come up in the same conversation -- unless you're at Mammoth Cave National Park Home to the earth's longest known cave system, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is one of the oldest tourist attractions in North America. Although this remarkable place has been immortalized in works ranging from Herman Melville's Moby Dick to H. P. Lovecraft's "The Beast in the Cave," the realities of life at Mammoth Cave can be stranger than fiction.

In this charming book,...