Suggested Reading

Brooks, Maurice, The Appalachians. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1965.

Hack, John T., Geomorphology of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia and West Virginia and Origin of the Residual Ore Deposits; U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 484. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1965. Sections dealing with development of talus slopes are of greatest relevance for the park areas.

Lambert, Darwin, The Earth-Man Story: Starring Shenandoah Skyline. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, Va., 1972.

Lambert, Darwin, Herbert Hoover's Hideaway. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, Va., 1971.

Manville, Richard H., The Mammals of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, Va., 1956.

Mazzeo, Peter M., Trees of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, Va., 1968.

Mazzeo, Peter M., Ferns and Fern Allies of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah Natural History Association, Luray, Va., 1972.

McCormick, Jack, The Life of the Forest. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1966. A popular treatment of forest ecology.

Pollock, George F., Skyland, The Heart of the Shenandoah National Park. Chesapeake Book Co., 1960. Reminiscences by one of the park's founding fathers.

Reed, John C., Jr., Ancient Lavas in Shenandoah National Park Near Luray, Virginia; Geological Survey Bulletin 1265. U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 1969.

Stupka, Arthur, Wildflowers in Color. Harper & Row, New York, 1965. Color photographs and descriptions of common wildflowers of the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains.