Heart of a Nation: Writers and Photographers Inspired by the American Landscape

by National Geographic Society

Lush full-color photography combines with essays from some of America's leading nature writers in an evocative celebration of America's natural wonders, with contributions from Barry Lopez, Edward Hoagland, Art Wolfe, Scott Russell Sanders, George Huey, Linda Hogan, and others. 20,000 first printing.

Genres: Photography

240 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000

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