Description: "In 1952, Jacob "Jay" Gurley explored a Marshall County, Alabama, curiosity known as Bat Cave. Amazed by its stalagmites and sheer enormity, he purchased the site and began transforming it into Cathedral Caverns, a spectacular tourist attraction that eventually became a national natural landmark in 1973 and a state park in 2000. Had it not been for Gurley's hard work and dedication, this cave, a geological treasure of international renown, might have remained a little-known hole in the ground." -- From cover.
Brief description: Whitney A. Snow is an assistant professor of history at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals ranging from the Alabama Review to Forests, Trees and Livelihoods. A specialist in the 20th-centur