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."

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.