Death in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the most popular park

Death in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park : stories of accidents and foolhardiness in the most popular park /

It's no surprise that fatalities occur every year in Great Smoky Mountains National Park due to the sheer number of visitors--more than ten million annually! In these cautionary tales, Bradley recounts deaths and other unfortunate incidents that have resulted from accidents and human folly, inc...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Bradley, Michael R. (Michael Raymond), 1940-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, 2016
Subjects:
Accidents > Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > History > Anecdotes.
Death > Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > History > Anecdotes.
Accident victims > Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > Biography > Anecdotes.
Missing persons > Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > Biography > Anecdotes.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > History > Anecdotes.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and Tenn.) > Biography > Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Death before there was a park : Jasper Mellinger
  • A mystery that lasted 60 years : Edward McKinley
  • Survived the war but not the Smokies
  • Not dead despite the odds
  • The mysterious disappearance of Dennis Marti
  • You can't fight Mother Nature and win
  • Common sense saves lives
  • If you go in together, come out together
  • Vanished without a trace
  • Murder in the mountains
  • Don't overestimate your ability
  • Disaster averted : the blizzard of '93
  • Fatal bear attack
  • Deadly winds, dangerous waters & distracted drivers.

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