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Endless caverns : an underground journey into the show caves of Appalachia /

For generations, enterprising people in the southern Appalachians have turned the region's extensive network of caves into a strange, fascinating genre of tourist attraction. Visitors pay admission to take a tour deep underground, learning a little about history and geology while puzzling over...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reichert Powell, Douglas (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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