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Custer State Park is a state park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, USA. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The area originally started out as sixteen sections, but was later changed into one block of land because of the challenges of the terrain.
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A Piece of Paradise: A Story of Custer State Park celebrates this place of endless prairies and granite spires, of cool glades and fierce wildfires, of elk, pronghorn, and a herd of 1,400 bison. In lively text and stunning full-color images, naturalist Edward Raventon and photographer Paul Horsted capture the essence of the "Holy Wilderness." As author Raventon writes in his introduction, "Use this book as a guide to the interior, and may your journey be filled with amazement, delight, and wonder."
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Custer State Park is one of the largest and most beautiful state parks in the nation. From towering granite spires and pine-draped mountains to trout streams and remote savanna, the park offers scenic wonders and recreational opportunities seldom matched on the Northern Great Plains. First established as a state forest in 1912, today the park is home to one of the largest bison herds in the country, as well as other rare flora and fauna. Prior to settlement, the Black Hills were Lakota territory. After gold was discovered along French Creek in 1874, the government waged war on the Lakota, forcing them onto reservations, and settlers rushed to the region. Photos and narrative in this book...
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Full of gorgeous full-color photographs, this book will be treasured by anyone who has lived in the Black Hills, or wishes they did!
Custer State Park's 71,000 acres encompass a vast landscape of towering granite peaks, pine-covered mountains, sparkling lakes, and flower-strewn prairies. The Park is home to abundant wildlife, including one of the world's largest bison herds; its natural beauty attracts more than a million visitors each year.
Photographer Paul Horsted has captured an intimate view of Custer State Park during nearly 20 years of chasing the light here. From Harney Peak to the grasslands, prairie dogs to bison, lightning storms to star trails, enjoy a vision of this diverse...
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43° 43.42' N
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