America's Wild and Scenic Rivers

America's Wild and Scenic Rivers written & published by National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1983. 1st Edition. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Bottom front corner bumped, overall content excellent. 199 Pgs. ISBN 0870444409. LCCN 83-47843. With more than a hundred color photographs this book takes you to more than two dozen of the nation's rivers to find adventure and solitude, camaraderie and encouters with the people who live there. You will hike along falls tumbling through granite gorges and glide in a pirogue through cypress-filled bayous. Once the continent wsas webbed with splendid, free-flowing rivers. Now these have become rare, and often are threatened with degradation. This volume tells of state and national efforts to preserve these streams and of the dedicated people who defend them. Description text copyright 2006 BooksForComfort. Item ID 11487.