American Landscape [Hardcover]

T.H. Watkins (Author), David Muench (Photographer)

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Publication Date: September 2005

From purple mountains' majesty to the grasslands and deserts, America the beautiful appears in all its' unequalled splendor.

Breathtaking peaks of the Rockies; magnificent coastlines and untamed forests; wetlands, rivers, deserts, and prairies: the recognized master of landscape and nature photography David Muench has captured it all, in nearly 200 full-color photographs of unspoiled American wilderness. The images display our grandest borders, the soundless expanse, and all the awe-inspiring bounty of this land. View an approaching storm over the White Sands Natural Monument, New Mexico; cypress and tupelo in North Carolina; dune grass with seastacks in Cape Sebastian, Oregon; and the bright autumn foliage of New Hampshire's White Mountains. T.H. Watkins, one of the nation's finest natural history writers, adds his superb narration to the photos, completing the perfect portrait of our great American landscape.

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About the Author

T. H. Watkins (1936-2000) was the Wallace Stegner Distinguished Professor of Western American Studies at Montana State University and a contributing editor at Audubon magazine. He was the author, coauthor, or editor of twenty-eight books, including The Hungry Years: A Narrative History of the Great Depression in Amer ica and Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874-1952, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award for biography in 1991 and was a finalist for the National Book Award. He also wrote more than three hundred articles and book reviews for some fifty journals, magazines, and newspapers, including American Heritage, Wilderness, Smithsonian, Audubon, National Geographic, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times. He served as writer, advisor, and commentator for various PBS documentary series, including "The West."

Muench has been photographing America for more than 30 years.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 208 pages
• Publisher: Arrowood Press (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0884861864
• ISBN-13: 978-0884861867
• Product Dimensions: 13.2 x 10 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,620,685 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful photographs of USA, October 24, 2000

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This review is from: American Landscape (Hardcover)

This book really gives the magnificent views of travel places. With the nice pictures from David Muench, you will enjoy the landscape of America as you be there. This book can be your travel guide and photograph book.