The Smithsonian Guides to Natural America: Atlantic Coast & the Blue Ridge Mountains [Paperback]

John Ross (Editor), Smithsonian (Editor), Various (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 12, 1995

Provides a detailed study of more than one hundred parks, wilderness preserves, nature sanctuaries, and other scenic wonders, from Virginia's barrier islands to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. 35,000 first printing.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Used, in excellent condition. Probably a first edition. --Seller

Product Details

• Paperback: 285 pages
• Publisher: Random House; First edition (December 12, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0679763147
• ISBN-13: 978-0679763147
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #240,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

John F. Ross is the Executive Editor of American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines and was a Senior Editor of Smithsonian magazine before that. On assignment, he has chased scorpions in Baja, dived 3,000 feet underwater in the Galapagos, dogsledded with the Polar Inuit in Greenland,
lived with the Khanty reindeer herders in Siberia, and launched the most northern canoe trip in the Canadian Arctic. He has published more than 200 articles and spoken at the Explorers Club of New York, the Smithsonian Institution, NASA's Ames Research Center, and BMW's Herbert Quandt
Foundation.

While doing research for WAR ON THE RUN, Ross walked and kayaked many parts of Roger's tracks, giving him valuable on-the-ground experience with which to bring Roger's experiences vividly to life. He is the author of The Polar Bear Strategy: Reflections on Risk in Modern Life (Perseus Books) and lives in Bethesda, Maryland.