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The following visual bibliography is just a sampling of the handbooks and books which have been published for this park. NPSHistory.com does not endorse these, but are merely presenting them for informational purposes only. As most are copyrighted, we are only able to provide the covers, and not contents, of these publications.

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The King of the Olympics
E.B. Webster
1920
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A Botanical Survey of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington
George Neville Jones
1936
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Conquering the Last Frontier
Thomas T. Aldwell
1950
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Natural History Handbook #1
1954
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101 Wildflowers of Olympic National Park
Grant and Wenonah Sharpe
1954
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Untamed Olympics: The Story of a Peninsula
Ruby El Hult
1954
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Geology of Olympic National Park
Wilbert R. Danner
1955
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Natural History Handbook #1
1957
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Roads and Trails of Olympic National Park
Frederick Leissler
1957
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Roosevelt Elk of Olympic National Park
Coleman C. Newman
1958
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Natural History Handbook #1
1961
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Common Birds of Olympic National Park
Eugene J. Wilhelm, Jr.
1961
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Natural History Handbook #1
1965
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The Olympic Rain Forest
Johsel Namkung and Ruth Kirk
1966
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Trail Country: Olympic National Park
Robert L. Wood
1968
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Wilderness Trails of Olympic National Park
Robert L. Wood
1970
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101 Wildflowers of Olympic National Park
Grant and Wenonah Sharpe
1971
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Wildflowers of the Olympics
Charles Stewart
1972
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Guide to Hurricane Ridge
1973
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A Glance at Mushrooms of the Olympic Rain Forest for the Occasional Visitor
Bill and Irene O'Connor
1973
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Geologic Guide to the Hurricane Ridge Area
1977
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Guidebook to the Hoh Rain Forest
Mary Lou Hanify and Craig Blencowe
1974
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The Olympic National Park
Bob and Ira Spring and Harvey Manning
1974
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Letters from Olympus
Lyle Cowles
1976
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Men, Mules and Mountains: Lieutenant O'Neil's Olympic Expeditions
Robert L. Wood
1976
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Pioneers of the Olympic Peninsula
LeRoy Smith
1977
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Geologic Guide to the Hurricane Ridge Area
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For the Love of a Ranger
Mary Lou Hanify
1980
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Exploring the Olympic Peninsula
Ruth Kirk
1980
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The Olympic Seashore
Ruth Kirk
1980
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Guide to the Hoh Rain Forest
1983
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Organizational Values and Political Power: The Forest Service Versus the Olympic National Park
Ben W. Twight
1983
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Gods & Goblins: A Field Guide to Place Names of Olympic National Park
Smitty Parratt
1984
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Olympic National Park: Where the Mountain Meets the Sea
Tim McNulty and Pat O'Hara
ye1984ar
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100 Hikes in the South Cascades and Olympics
Ira Spring and Harvey Manning
1985
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Fish Tales of Lake Crescent, circa 1900-1940
Harriet U. Fish
1985
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Olympic National Park & the Olympic Peninsula: A Traveler's Companion
Robert Steelquist
1985
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The Last Wilderness
Murray Morgan
1985
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Rivers to Reckon With
Margaret Elley Felt
1985
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Geology of Olympic National Park: Hiking & Motorist Guide
Rowland W. Tabor
1987
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Guide to Hurricane Ridge
Charles Stewart
1987
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Prehistoric Life on the Olympic Peninsula
Eric O. Bergland and Jerry Marr
1988
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Island of Rivers: An Anthology Celebrating 50 Years of Olympic National Park
Nancy Beres, Mitzi Chandler and Russell Dalton, eds.
1988
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An Olympic Mountain Enchantment
Ruby El Hult
1989
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Across the Olympic Mountains: The Press Expedition, 1889-90
Robert L. Wood
1989
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Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation
Carsten Lien
1991
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Footprints in the Olympics: An Autobiography
Chris Morgenroth
1991
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Olympic Mountains Trail Guide: National Park & National Forest
Robert L. Wood
1991
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Rainshadow: Archibald Menzies and the Botanical Exploration of the Olympic Peninsula
Jerry Gorsline, ed.
1992
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The Elwha: A River of Destiny
Buckley Adamire and Harriet U. Fish
c1991
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Barney's Book on the Olympic Peninsula
Barney Arender
1993
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This is What is Down That Road!
Harriet U. Fish
1993
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Herb Crisler in the Olympic Mountain Wilds
Ruby El Hult
1993
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Olympic: Ecosystems of the Peninsula
Michael Smithson and Pat O'Hara
1993
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Olympic: The Story Behind the Scenery
Henry C. Warren
1993
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The Forest Elk: Roosevelt Elk in Olympic National Park
Bruce B. Moorehead
1994
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Olympic Peninsula
Seabury Blair, Jr.
1994
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Hiking Olympic National Park
Erik Molvar
1995
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Flora of the Olympic Peninsula
Nelsa M. Buckingham, Edward G. Schreiner, Thomas N. Kaye, Janis E. Burger and Edward L. Tisch
1995
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Sturdy Folk: Personal accounts of life and work on the Olympic Peninsula
Mavis Amundson, ed.
1995
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Mammals of the Olympic National Park and Vicinity
Victor B. Scheffer
1995
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The Land That Slept Late: The Olympic Mountains in Legend and History
Robert L. Wood
1995
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Early Hiking in the Olympics, 1922-1942
Paul Crews
1996
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Olympic National Park: A Natural History Guide
Tim McNulty
1996
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White Goats, White Lies: The Abuse of Science in Olympic National Park
R. Lee Lyman
1998
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Voice of the Wild Olympics: 50th Anniversary Edition
Sally Warren Soest, ed.
1988
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Beyond the Trails with Herb and Lois Crisler in Olympic National Park
Francis E. Caldwell
1988
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Great Walks: The Olympic Peninsula
Robert Gillmore
1999
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There was a Day: Stories of the Pioneers
Lonnie Archibald
1999
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Olympic: A Visitor's Companion
George Wuerthner
1999
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Kalaloch: A State of Mind
Vickie W. Striegel
1999
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Olympic Mountains Trail Guide: National Park and National Forest
Robert L. Wood
2000
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Olympic Battleground: The Power Politics of Timber Preservation
Carsten Lien
2000
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Olympic National Park Nature Guide: A Field Guide to the Natural History of the Olympic Peninsula
Larry and Nancy Eifert
2001
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Exploring the Olympic Mountains: Accounts of the Earliest Expedition 1878-1890
Carsten Lien, ed.
2001
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The Olympic: A Wilderness Trilogy
Ross Hamilton and Janet Scharf
2001
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Day Hike! Olympic Peninsula
Seabury Blair, Jr.
2002
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Olympic National Park: A Natural History
Tim McNulty
2003
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Day Hiking Olympic Peninsula
Craig Romano
2007
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Olympic National Park: A Natural History
Tim McNulty
2009
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Elwha: A River Reborn
Linda V. Mapes
2013
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Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are
Jacilee Wray
2015
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Olympic National Park: A Natural History
Tim McNulty
2018
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Salmon, Cedar, Rock & Rain: Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
Tim McNulty
2023


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