National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History

I love nature photo and this book amazed me. Photos were fabulous

This is a beautiful book, and purchasing it through Amazon is literally half the price of purchasing it from National Geographic directly. I purchased it for my father-in-law for Christmas, and he loved it- as we all did. Everyone in the house took a turn looking at it on Christmas Morning. The photos are lovely and vibrant with some foldouts, and it gives a good deal of info on each park (helpful if you want to find a new one to go to or reminisce about a previous visit). The only negative was the box came completely mangled and had been taped up, and the cover overwrap was bent and folded a bit. I am sure this was more of a post office issue and not Amazon's fault, and it didn't affect the actual cover or any of the pages, so it wasn't a big deal. Highly recommend.

I really like this book. Here's a tip: at the beginning of the sections, or next to a picture, they will put a little blurb from a previous Nat Geo magazine that describes the picture. At the bottom of the text, there is usually a date of when that blurb was originally published in Nat Geo. Without looking at the date itself, put your finger over top of the date, and THEN read the blurb. It's kinda interesting to read the paragraph, take a guess at when you THINK that information was originally published, and THEN look at the date. Most of my guesses have been WAY off; and a lot of the stuff that was written 100 years ago still holds true, as if it was just written today.I have seen a bunch of comments on here that the content is disorganized. Yeah, it kinda is. But who cares? It's not a classroom textbook or a biography or something. It's a bunch of pictures and a round-about way of describing the history of the park service. Read wikipedia if you want something more structured. I like this book !

I had just returned from a 30 day trip to various National Parks and forests, so I was hungry for more parks! I do not spend a lot of money on the touristy things like t-shirts, but I wanted something to commemorate this trip, so I purchased this item.As my headline states: ~~~~~ I love this book ~~~~~~~~ I see why people mention some of the random feeling of the text and photo's- however this does not take away from the excellent information, history and photography. The quality of the book materials is excellent and there is a hidden surprise or two with in these pages that is beyond information.Buy yourself this book.

I like the quality of the photos and the concise but complete text.

I sent this to my dad as he loves to read and enjoy photography. He has not visited all of the National Parks but longs to. He has enjoyed this book very much.

This is a really nice book with lots of information and some beautiful photos; I wish it would open flat to show the 2-page photos seamlessly. I love our national parks and hope to visit many of them!!!

This book is excellent. I love the beautiful pictures.

très beau, un futur cadeau de Noel!

Ook voor wie niet geinteresseerd is in de (ontstaans)geschiedenis van de nationale parken in de VS is dit een fantastisch coffee table book met schitterende foto’s van die nationale parken. Een aanrader!

A comprehensive account of the US National Parks. Wonderful photos, too.

Si te gustan las fotos de paisajes y la historia de los Parques Nacionales de USA este es tu libro. En inglés. A gran precio al menos cuando yo lo compré.

inspirierendes Buch zum Träumen über the land of the free.