Project Gutenberg 2015-06-03 Public domain in the USA. 90 Hovey, Horace Carver 1833 1914 Hovey's Handbook of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky A Practical Guide to the Regulation Routes Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Hovey's Handbook of the Mammoth Cave of Kentucky" by Horace Carver Hovey is a practical guidebook to the Mammoth Cave system, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a comprehensive resource for visitors to one of the world's most famous natural wonders, detailing its routes, geological significance, and historical context. The handbook aims to provide a condensed and accessible overview of the cave's attractions and features. The content of the book is structured around the regulation routes that visitors take through the cave, with detailed descriptions of each pathway, notable formations, and key features like stalactites and stalagmites. Hovey draws on his extensive experience exploring the cave over many years, offering insights into both the geology and the rich history of the Mammoth Cave, from its early exploration to its importance during the War of 1812 for saltpeter mining. Throughout, Hovey's descriptions evoke the beauty and mystery of the underground world, while also providing practical information for navigating the labyrinthine passages that may otherwise bewilder those unfamiliar with its complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mammoth Cave (Ky.) F396 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 135121 135079 2024-11-20T11:52:55.525721 2023-09-21T09:09:15.998057 text/html text/html 130479 2015-06-03T15:48:56 text/html; charset=utf-8 2973285 2015-06-03T15:50:02 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3281833 2024-11-20T11:53:03.441703 application/epub+zip 3283927 2024-11-20T11:52:59.025708 application/epub+zip 117529 2024-11-20T11:52:56.717712 application/epub+zip 3577087 2024-11-20T11:53:05.768693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3560431 2024-11-20T11:53:01.458750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157680 2022-09-22T09:29:18.963032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108964 108862 2024-10-20T12:39:47.019564 2023-09-21T09:09:15.384048 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 110061 2015-06-03T15:48:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 43474 2015-06-03T15:50:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 109303 2015-06-03T15:49:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 43286 2015-06-03T15:50:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21044 2024-11-20T11:53:05.899669 application/rdf+xml 19915 2024-11-20T11:52:56.809706 image/jpeg 3149 2024-11-20T11:52:56.762721 image/jpeg 3003052 2024-11-20T11:52:55.610746 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog