National Parks Book Publisher KC Publications Marks 45th
Year During National Parks Week—35 Million
Sold
WICKENBURG, Ariz. (Business Wire EON) April 21, 2008 --
KC Publications, famous for its broad line of fine quality books on the
U.S. National Parks, is celebrating its 45th
year of business during National Parks Week, April 19 –
27, 2008.
Declaring National Parks Week, President Bush said, “Our
National Parks belong to each of us, and they are natural places to
learn, exercise, volunteer, spend time with family and friends, and
enjoy the magnificent beauty of our great land. During National Parks
Week and throughout the year, Americans of all ages can pledge to help
maintain and enhance America's national treasures for future generations.”
KC Publications was founded by KC DenDooven in 1963 in Flagstaff, Ariz.,
to promote appreciation, understanding and visitation to the many
national parks. The company’s nearly 130
titles are unique because each is written by authentic interpreters from
each park. The firm has sold more than 35 million books to date,
covering subjects as diverse as the Grand
Canyon, Statue
of Liberty, Hawaiian
Volcanoes, Glaciers and Yosemite.
“I have devoted 45 years to the cause of
supporting our wonderful National Parks, educating and urging both
citizens and foreign tourists to visit and to learn about the most
unique nature preservation system on the planet,”
Mr. DenDooven, 78, stated. “Each National park
site exists because it has some transcendent meaning. It was designated
because an influential group of people saw the site as meaningful and
significant to the values and interests of the American people.
“Our National Parks and other public lands are
a heritage of natural beauty that we pass on from generation to
generation,” he said. “They
stay beautiful because those who care are dedicated to keeping the land
the way it was. This land is not ours alone but the responsibility to
protect it is.” KC DenDooven’s
blog: http://www.kcspeaks.com.
During his nearly half century of building KC Publications, he has
worked with such notable figures as virtually all the National Parks
Directors, Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater, former United States
Secretary of the Interior Stuart Udall, Astrogeologist Eugene
Shoemaker and Senator Harry Reid, Speaker of the House. Mr.
DenDooven has appeared in testimony before Congress in support of the
creation of several public lands.
The company offers titles on virtually every major American
National Park which are written by authentic interpreters from each
park. Accompanying the text is full-color photography from renowned
professionals, enriched by extended interpretive captions. The National
Parks and National Monument books are available in two series. “The
Story Behind the Scenery” series offers
extensive, factual interpretation of the individual parks and monuments,
while the “In Pictures…Nature’s
Continuing Story” series features vivid
photographic treatment of the various parks. Foreign language
translations of many of the books are available.
In addition, KC Publications offers its “Voyage
of Discovery” series describing the founding
of the Western U.S. through day-to-day experiences of pioneering
emigrants and showing the landscapes and natural barriers they overcame
on their trek. Also available are books on early explorers of the West,
such as Lewis and Clark and John Wesley Powell, as well as individual
books on each of the historic Pony Express, Oregon, California, Santa Fe
and Mormon trails as well as a series on Native Americans.
Information on the complete offerings from KC Publications is available
online at http://www.kcpub.com. The
company’s address is 2000 W. Wickenburg Way,
Suite 500, Wickenburg, AZ 85390.
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