Part 11

Sharpe, Grant and Wenonah Sharpe. 101 Wildflowers of Olympic National park. 40 pp. Univ. of Washington Press. Seattle, 1954. (Popular.) Excellent inexpensive guide to the most conspicuous flowers the visitor will see. Written by a former ranger-naturalist.

Mammals

Cahalane, Victor H. Meeting the Mammals. 133 pp. MacMillan, New York, 1943. (Popular.) A guide to the mammals of all our National Parks.

Graf, William. The Roosevelt Elk. 105 pp. Port Angeles Evening News. Port Angeles, Wash., 1955. A study of the habits of the Roosevelt elk in the coast range of Oregon and California.

Hubbard, Fran. Animal Friends of the Northwest. 32 pp. Awani Press. Fresno, Calif., 1957. Illustrated. Excellent for children.

Newman, Coleman. The Roosevelt Elk of Olympic National Park. 23 pp. The Olympic Natural History Assoc. Port Angeles, Washington, 1958. Story of the most impressive wildlife species in the park. Written by a former park biologist.

Birds

Kitchin, Edward A. Birds of the Olympic Peninsula. 262 pp. Olympic Stationers. Port Angeles, Wash., 1949. A description of 261 species of birds by a naturalist who spent 50 years observing the birds of Washington.

Peterson, Roger T. A Field Guide to Western Birds. 366 pp. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, 1961. An essential manual for birds of the entire West. Illustrated.

Wilhelm, Eugene J., Jr. Common Birds of Olympic National Park. 54 pp. The Olympic Natural History Assoc. Port Angeles, Wash., 1961. A guide to 116 species by areas in the park. Written by a former ranger-naturalist.

Seashore

Guberlet, Muriel L. Animals of the Seashore. 412 pp. Metropolitan Press. Portland, Oregon, 1936. Illustrations and descriptions of 198 species. A handy reference on the seashore.

Kirk, Ruth. The Olympic Seashore. 79 pp. The Olympic Natural History Assoc. Port Angeles, Wash., 1962. Guide to the human and natural history of the seashore of Olympic National Park, with maps and illustrations.

Ricketts, Edward F. and Calvin, Jack. Between Pacific Tides. 502 pp. Stanford Univ. Press. Palo Alto, Calif., 1952. An account of the habits and habitats of some 500 conspicuous seashore invertebrates.

Guide Book

Kirk, Ruth. Exploring the Olympic Peninsula. 128 pp. Univ. of Washington Press, Seattle, 1964. Guide to the human and natural history of the Olympic Peninsula, including Olympic National Park. With maps and illustrations.

Leissler, Frederick. Roads and Trails of Olympic National Park. 84 pp. Univ. of Washington Press. Seattle, 1957. Guide with maps; very helpful for hikers. Written by former park ranger.

Parks in General

Butcher, Devereux. Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments. 288 pp. Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston, 1955.

Tilden, Freeman. The National Parks—What They Mean to You and Me. 417 pp. Alfred A. Knopf. New York, 1951. A guide to the parks, monuments, and historic sites of the United States.

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Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by underscores.