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America's Wilderness : the photographs of Ansel Adams, with the writings of John Muir / [edited by Elaine M. Bucher].
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984
- Muir, John, 1838-1914, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984.
- Adams, Ansel.
- Landscape photography--United States.
- Landscape photography.
- Wilderness areas--United States--Pictorial works.
- Wilderness areas.
- United States.
- Genre:
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works
- Pictorial works
- Illustrated works.
- Penn Provenance:
- Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)
- Physical Description:
- 128 pages : photographs ; 30 cm
- Distribution:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : Imprint of Running Press,
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, Pa. : [Published by] Courage Books, 2002.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Songs of the Earth
- Wanderers
- Our Journey Home
- Civilization
- The Sky Above
- Nature
- Eden.
- Notes:
- Previously published under title: The American wilderness. ©1997.
- "Collected here are more than 100 of the 225 photographs commissioned from Ansel Adams by the United States government in 1941"--Jacket.
- "Cover design by Bill Jones. Edited by Elaine M. Bucher. Photographs researched by Susan Oyama"--Title page verso.
- "The photographs in this collection were reproduced from negatives or original Ansel Adams prints preserved by the National Archives. This book has not been authorized by and has no connection with Ansel Adams and the Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust."--Title page verso.
- "The quotes by John Muir were excerpted by the editor from his many journals and essays, including 'The Mountains of California,' 'Our National Parks,' 'My First Summer in the Sierras,' 'A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf,' and 'Steep Trails'."--Colophon.
- Local Notes:
- Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.
- Running Press copies have dustjackets retained.
- Running Press copies are "1" printing.
- ISBN:
- 0762413905
- 9780762413904
- OCLC:
- 50171254
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