Beautiful Places: The Timeless Beauty of South Carolina State Parks

by Chad Prosser, Cal Harrison, Jon O. Holloway (Photographer)

Each year, South Carolina's forty-seven state parks draw nearly eight million visitors who come to enjoy the unadulterated beauty of the land and its wildlife. Beautiful Places , released by the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism, is a vibrant photographic history of these sanctuaries. The product of decades of arduous work on the part of legislators, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and committed citizens, the parks preserve the diverse natural features of South Carolina--from its mountains to its forest canopies to its gentle, sprawling beaches. The striking eye of photographer jon o. holloway lends each image a unique, distinctly American beauty. The book also includes information on the deep history of the parks and the stories of the people who made them what they are today. Beautiful Places is a tribute to those legacies and a joyful celebration of history and nature. Chad Prosser
jon o. holloway
Parks history by Cal Harrison

140 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[OneDayI'll · Rating 3 out of 5]

I grabbed because I thought it would have pictures as well as information about the state parks in SC. I was half right lol. The pictures are absolutely lovely. The information is only a handful of pages at the very front and scant. It would be a decent coffee table picture book. But at least you can track down more information by looking up the state parks via their websites lol.