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  • The Connecticut River

    A Photographic Journy into the Heart of New England

    by Al Braden, Chelsea Reiff Gwyther ...
    Breathtaking photographs of one of America's most picturesque and historic riversThe photographs in The Connecticut River follow this major waterway for 410 miles, from its origin near the Canadian border to its wide mouth on Long Island Sound, giving us a vivid portrait of a living artery of the New England landscape. Author and photographer Al Braden opens the book with an essay introducing ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Connecticut River

    A Photographic Journey into the Heart of New England

    by Al Braden ...
    Series series Garnet Books
    The photographs in The Connecticut River follow this major waterway for 410 miles, from its origin near the Canadian border to its wide mouth on Long Island Sound, giving us a vivid portrait of a living artery of the New England landscape. Author and photographer Al Braden opens the book with an essay introducing important aspects of the river, and then presents 136 full-page color photos, ranging ... Read more

    $20.19 USD

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  • The Gulf

    The Making of An American Sea

    by Jack E. Davis ...
    Winner • Pulitzer Prize for HistoryWinner • Kirkus Prize for NonfictionFinalist • National Book Critics Circle Award (Nonfiction)A New York Times Notable Book of the YearNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, NPR, Library Journal, and gCaptainBooklist Editors’ Choice (History)Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for ExcellenceIn this “cri de coeur abou... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Lobster Coast

    Rebels, Rusticators, and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier

    by Colin Woodard ...
    “A thorough and engaging history of Maine’s rocky coast and its tough-minded people.”—Boston Herald“[A] well-researched and well-written cultural and ecological history of stubborn perseverance.”—USA TodayFor more than four hundred years the people of coastal Maine have clung to their rocky, wind-swept lands, resisting outsiders’ attempts to control them while harvesting the astonishing bounty of ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • King Sequoia

    The Tree That Inspired a Nation, Created Our National Park System, and Changed the Way We Think about Nature

    by William C. Tweed ...
    A naturist and historian for the National Parks Service offers a lively history of the giant sequoias of California and the love of nature they inspired.Former park ranger William C. Tweed takes readers on a tour of some of the world's largest and oldest trees in a narrative that travels deep into the Sierra Nevada mountains, across the American West, and all the way to New Zealand. Along the way, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hudson

    America's River

    by Frances F. Dunwell ...
    "A commanding and inspiring biography of a river that gave rise to an art movement, progressive social quests, [and] landmark environmental cases." — Booklist (starred review)Includes maps, photos, and illustrationsFrances F. Dunwell presents a rich portrait of the Hudson and of the visionary people whose deep relationship with the river inspired changes in American history and culture. Lavishly ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Great Storms of the Chesapeake

    by David Healey, Bernadette Woods ...
    Discover the hurricanes, blizzards, and historic floods that have shaped the history of the Chesapeake Bay.Even before John Smith's crew weathered its first squall, the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries had been ravaged by every type of storm imaginable. A 1769 hurricane altered the course of history, demolishing the shipping channels of Charlestown and making Baltimore the dominant port. A once ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Coastal Nature, Coastal Culture

    Environmental Histories of the Georgia Coast

    by Paul S Sutter, Paul M Pressly ...
    Series series Environmental History and the American South
    An essay collection exploring the history of 5,000-year relationship between human culture and nature on the Georgia coast.One of the unique features of the Georgia coast today is its thorough conservation. At first glance, it seems to be a place where nature reigns. But another distinctive feature of the coast is its deep and diverse human history. Indeed, few places that seem so natural hide so ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • See America

    A Celebration of Our National Parks & Treasured Sites

    by Creative Action Network ...
    In homage to America's National Parks and their iconic art posters, this volume features new artwork for seventy-five parks and monuments across all fifty states."In this sepia-tinged homage" to the iconic National Parks posters "modern artists contribute dazzling new graphics" ( Entertainment Weekly).From 1935 to 1943, the WPA's Federal Art Project hired American artist to create posters ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Footsteps of Audubon

    by Denis Clavreul ...
    Translated by Martha Le Cars ...
    An artist’s uniquely personal journey across AmericaIn the nineteenth century, ornithologist and painter John James Audubon set out to create a complete pictorial record of North American birdlife, traveling from Louisiana and the Florida Keys to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the cliffs of the Yellowstone River. The resulting work, The Birds of America, stands as a monumental achievement in ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • The Guide to Walden Pond

    An Exploration of the History, Nature, Landscape, and Literature of One of America's Most Iconic Places

    by Robert M. Thorson ...
    An exploration of the history, nature, landscape, and literature of one of America's most iconic placesThis is the first guidebook to Henry David Thoreau's most defining place, visited by half a million people each year and widely known as the fountainhead of America's environmental consciousness.Using this guide, both armchair readers and trail-walkers alike can amble around the pond's shoreline, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The WPA Guide to Maine

    The Pine Tree State

    by Federal Writers' Project ...
    During the 1930s in the United States, the Works Progress Administration developed the Federal Writers’ Project to support writers and artists while making a national effort to document the country’s shared history and culture. The American Guide series consists of individual guides to each of the states. Little-known authors-many of whom would later become celebrated literary figures-were ... Read more

    $7.19 USD