Presents an unabridged republication of the 1931 text that features over two thousand photomicrographs of snow flakes, frost, glaze, dew, sleet, and soft hail; and includes text that discusses the technique of photographing snow crystals, and other related topics.

"The forty-four pictures shown in this booklet are reproductions of some of the original historical drawings, numberng nearly on hundred and fifty, which have been made especially for the National Life Insurance Company. The drawings are the work of the late Roy F. Heinrich and the late Herbert Morton Stoops." --

stories and sayings of old Vermonters, matched with photographs.

America the Beautiful' showcases the stunning spaces closest to our nation's heart--from the woods in the Great Appalachian Valley that Davy Crockett once called home to the breathtaking sweep of California's Big Sur coast to the wilds of Alaska. It also celebrates the people who have made this country what it is, featuring a wide range of images including the Arikara Nation in the early 1900s and scientists preparing for travel to Mars on a Hawaiian...

Study of the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska accompanied by color photographs.

Text and illustrations recreate the epic of the American West.

This is a reprint of the original volume (published in England in the 1830s) in a smaller format, but still bursting with colorful and accurate paintings of the birds of America in their natural settings. This is an oversize item.