America from Space - Softcover

Allen, Thomas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1552095592 ISBN 13: 9781552095591

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2001

From the sprawling cities of California to Maine's island-flecked coast, from the glaciers of Alaska to the beaches of Florida, here is the United States as you have never seen it before.

America from Space takes you into orbit over the United States. You see what Space Shuttle astronauts see when they aim their camera at their homeland. Here is America by night, a breathtaking view of the entire nation pulsating with lights marking cities and suburbs. Here are the Great Lakes, the mountains and cities, rivers and seashores -- each image a piece of the nation. Together they create a unique and fascinating portrait of the United States of America.

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In Wyoming's Bighorn Basin, stunning views are transformed into geological data: bright yellow marks an oil field, orange shows a mesa; red, purple and blue color irrigated field. In a flood region of Texas, varying blue and purple shades show what lands were under water.

What the images show most of all is the beauty of the land and the seas that touch it. "Life is like landscape," Charles Lindbergh wrote after his historic solo flight across the Atlantic. "You live in the midst of it, but can describe it only from the vantage point of distance." Here is a new vantage point, a new way of seeing and understanding our country.

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About the Author:

Thomas B. Allen, former associate director of National Geographic Books, is a frequent contributor to National Geographic Magazine. He and his wife live in Bethesda, Maryland.

Review:

A perfect library book. (Booklist)

A beautiful example of how technology advances the view of our remarkable land, which can be appreciated by all audiences. (Science Books and Films)

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