Bibliograph

Wild, beautiful places, picture-perfect journeys around the globe, foreword by George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler magazine

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Wild, beautiful places, picture-perfect journeys around the globe, foreword by George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler magazine

Language

eng

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wild, beautiful places

Oclc number

951190356

Responsibility statement

foreword by George W. Stone, editor in chief, National Geographic Traveler magazine

Sub title

picture-perfect journeys around the globe

Summary

"Experience the world's most wild, remote, beautiful places with shots by National Geographic photographers and vintage photos pulled from the National Geographic archives. Highlighting 50 of Earth's most pristine, scenic locales, this beautiful book is illustrated with stunning images, coupled with accessible, engaging descriptions and practical travel information. The book covers everything from otherworldly, secluded valleys to far-flung, soaring mountain ranges. National Geographic photographers share some of their favorite shots from around the world and explain how they got them, and historical photos culled from National Geographic's hallowed image archive highlight old Society explorations in rugged, distant locations, and give a glimpse into the bygone days of these exotic places,"--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Foreword -- North America -- South America -- Europe Africa -- Asia -- Australia, South Pacific, & Antarctica -- Index -- Illustration Credits

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