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America's Great National Forests, Wildernesses, and Grasslands
Char Miller
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Description for America's Great National Forests, Wildernesses, and Grasslands
Hardcover. The outdoor enthusiast's dream bucket list is embodied in this illustrated celebration of our greatest national forests, from Alaska to Florida. Num Pages: 256 pages, 200 Colour Photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AJC; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 254. Weight in Grams: 567.
For more than a century, America's national forests have proved an environmental gift and cultural treasure, our spectacular backyard. Under the management of the U.S. Forest Service, this system of public lands encompasses 193 million acres of mountains, prairies, rivers, and canyons-much of it undiscovered, but accessible for hiking, kayaking, fishing, and winter sports. Officially published with the U.S. Forest Service, this book features the thirty most notable national forests- while also celebrating more than one hundred different national forests in forty-four states-from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Olympics of Washington. Unlike the national parks, Americans can ... Read more
For more than a century, America's national forests have proved an environmental gift and cultural treasure, our spectacular backyard. Under the management of the U.S. Forest Service, this system of public lands encompasses 193 million acres of mountains, prairies, rivers, and canyons-much of it undiscovered, but accessible for hiking, kayaking, fishing, and winter sports. Officially published with the U.S. Forest Service, this book features the thirty most notable national forests- while also celebrating more than one hundred different national forests in forty-four states-from the White Mountains of New Hampshire to the Olympics of Washington. Unlike the national parks, Americans can ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rizzoli
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
1715g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780847849154
SKU
V9780847849154
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About Char Miller
Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College and author of the award-winning Gifford Pinchot and the Making of Modern Environmentalism. Tim Palmer is the photographer and author of twenty-four books including Rivers of America and Trees and Forests of America. Bill McKibben is an environmentalist and writer who frequently contributes to the New ... Read more
Reviews for America's Great National Forests, Wildernesses, and Grasslands
[Tim] Palmer's beautiful photographs dovetail with Miller's prose, grounding the essays in inspiring beauty. While American's thoughts typically default to National Parks when considering striking landscapes, Miller and Palmer reveal that equally beautiful scenes abound in our National Forests. Armchair travelers and hard core National Forest fans alike will find their National Forest experiences enriched by this tribute to 'The ... Read more