The Beauty and Splendor of North America: Scenic Treasures of Canada and the USA

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From the rockbound Nova Scotian coast to shimmering Minnesota lakes, from California's wave-swept Big Sur to rugged Alberta peaks, this picture-packed book celebrates North America's canyons and cataracts, alpine meadows and forested foothills, lush grasslands and glacial lakes.

The Beauty and Splendor of North America shows you :

  • A British Columbia river red with sockeye salmon
  • Astonishing limestone formations in Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico
  • The "Tickles and Runs" route to a pretty Newfoundland village
  • A classic pastoral Pennsylvania landscape
  • Crowfoot Mountain towering above fireweed-filled Alberta meadows
  • A Lake Michigan lighthouse locked in windblown ice
  • Rich Kansas farmland planted to form a colorful "painting" when seen from the air
  • A pine-encircled, moonlit lake in Ontario's Muskoka region
  • Flocks of egrets and ibises feeding in the reedy shallows of the Florida Everglades

The fascinating story of every province and state is told through individual, evocative essays, highlighted by special features and stunning photographs. Rounding out each full-length portrait is a concise profile.

Author(s): Reader's Digest Association (Canada)
Edition: First
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association Canada
Year: 1995

Language: English
Commentary: Bookmarked, OCR (Cleartype)
Pages: 488
City: Montreal

Front Cover
Half Title Page
Full Title Page
Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data
Contents
Preface
Canada Map
Alberta - Beside majestic peaks, golden grain-­
fields and "black gold" gushers
FIRST SETTLERS
MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR
THE RED DEER BADLANDS
WHERE DINOSAURS ROAMED
LAND OF THE MIGHTY PEACE
A LAST HAVEN
A GARDEN OF EDEN
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
INFORMATION
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
British Columbia - A paradise of rain forest, mountains, and lush valleys
Manitoba - Evergreens , wheat fields, and a town where polar bears are king
LAND OF 100,000 LAKES
BASHFUL LIZARDS AND PLAY-DEAD SNAKES
CANADA'S ONLY DESERT
POLAR BEARS AND WHITE BELUGAS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
MOSTLY CROWN LAND
A LIFESAVING TRAIL ALONG THE PACIFIC'S GRAVEYARD
AN UNTOUCHED LAND
THE HAIDA TOTEMS - A LEGACY IN CEDAR
LEGACY OF THE FORESTS
MOUNTAIN GRANDEUR
EGG-SIZED GOLD NUGGETS
FRUIT BASKET TO NORTH AMERICA
HlSTORlCAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAM OUS SONSAN D DAUGHTERS
FAM OUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
New Burnswick - A picture-postcard province, washed by the world's highest tides
"THE GOODLY RIVER"
LORD BEAVER BROOK
DISPUTED LAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Newfoundland - Storied outports and indornitable fisherfolk in our oldest settlement
DEFINED BY FISH
IT'S FOR THE BIRDS
THE FRENCH SHORE
A FOOTHOLD ON THE MAINLAND
DIFFICULT TIMES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
INFORMATION
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
The Northwest Territories - Northern lights in a "north of summer" land
"A SCALE OUTSIDE THAT OF HUMANITY"
"THE RIVER OF FEAR"
ARCTIC PRAIRIE AND ARCHIPELAGO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Nova Scotia - Where life's rhythms reflect a bounteous but mercurial sea
AMETHYSTS AND AGATES
SABLE : "GRAVEYARD OF THE ATLANTIC"
THE SEA'S ROAR
FROM "COD RUSH" TO EXPULSIONS
THE SALT MARSHLANDS RECLAIMED
HAUNTING HIGHLANDS AND CRUEL COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Ontario - Fringing a magnificent wilderness, great cities and fertile farms
THE FIRST INLAND SETTLEMENT
A CANOPY OF TREES FROM THE DEEP SOUTH
LOYALISTS LED THE WAY
WILD ORCHIDS ON A LIMESTONE PENINSULA
AT THE WILDERNESS EDGE
THE FAR NORTH
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Prince Edward Island - In the "Garden of the Gulf," sandy beaches and red clay cliffs
CRADLED ON THE WAVES
LAND OF AVONLEA
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Quebec - A walled city, picturesque resorts, and giant hydroelectric dams
THE QUIET REVOLUTION
THE ST. LAWRENCE LOWLANDS
THE SPLENDID LAURENTIAN PLATEAU
COVERED BRIDGES AND PEBBLE BEACHES
HOME OF THE ATLANTIC'S FIERCEST FISHER
HAUNTING SCULPTURES AND RARE PLANTS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Saskatchewan - Prairie, badlands, Mounties, and a majestic north
BREADBASKET TO THE WORLD
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
WHERE DREAMS OF NATIONHOOD DIED
LAND OF RIVERS
BADLANDS AND OUTLAWS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Yukon - Gold rush relics in a wildlife wonderland
THE CITY OF GOLD
KLUANE AND IVVAVIK
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
The United States Map
Alabama - Water and woods in the heart of the South
ALABAMA FEVER
WHERE RIVERS MERGE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Alaska - A wilderness of glaciers and mountains at the edge of the Arctic
"CLOSED DUE TO SUNSHINE"
JACK LONDON COUNTRY
THE NORTH SLOPE
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Arizona - Harsh beauty carved by water and time
CHASMS AND COOL MOUNTAINS
CACTUS COUNTRY
THE ANCIENT ARCHITECTS
NATURE'S HEIRLOOMS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HlGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES ANDSPECIAL TIES
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Arkansas - Quiet hills and rivers preserved in timeless beauty
BACK-COUNTRY ORIGINS
A FACE TO THE SOUTH
HOT SPRINGS AND PINELANDS
HEATING THE HOT SPRINGS
FRONTIER JUSTICE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
California - Soaring mountains, vast deserts, and jagged cliffs at the continent's edge
DIVERSE AND DRAMATIC
A WORK IN PROGRESS
VINEYARDS AND REDWOODS
JOHN OF THE MOUNTAINS
THE ACCIDENTAL SEA
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Colorado - America's rooftop, the state nearest heaven
GLINT OF GOLD
BLOWIN' IN THE WIND: COLORADO'S GREAT SAND DUNES
LAND OF THE GIANTS
SCULPTING THE LANDSCAPE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Connecticut - Rolling hills and old New England villages
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM AND ELBOW ROOM
STONE FENCES IN FORESTS
THE CHARTER OAK - SYMBOL OF LIBERTY
YANKEE INGENUITY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Delaware - A thimbleful of scenic beauty and serenity
UPSTATE, DOWNSTATE
THE DELAWARE COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
lNFORMATlON
HlSTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
Pl.ACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Florida - The exotic treasure of America's subtropics
AN 8,000-MILE COASTLINE
MIAMI, CITY AMONG THE PALMS
THE DEEP SOUTH OF FLORIDA'S NORTH
THE RIVER OF GRASS
FLORIDA'S UNLIKELY MERMAIDS
TROPICAL JEWELS
THE TREE THAT BUILDS NEW LAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Georgia - Red clay hills and golden isles in the Empire State of the South
BLUE RIDGE TO PIEDMONT
LAND OF THE TREMBLING EARTH
THE GOLDEN ISLES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Hawaii - America's tropical paradise in the Pacific
ISLANDS FROM THE SEA
OAHU: THE GATHERING PLACE
KAUAI: THE GARDEN ISLAND
MAUI: THE VALLEY ISLAND
MOLOKAI: THE FRIENDLY ISLAND
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATlON
Idaho - From wilderness to farmland, a grand mix of western scenery
BRIGHT FIELDS OF THE GRASSLAND
BLUE LAKES AND WHITE PINES
RAPTORS ON THE WIND
LAND OF ABRUPT CHANGE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Illinois - The spirit of the prairie, the heart of America
PROSPECT OF THE PRAIRIE
A MINGLING OF NORTH AND SOUTH
THE PRAIRIE HOUSE
ORCHARDS AND WlLDFOWL
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Indiana - Historic, homey, and Hoosier
FROM FOREST TO FARMLAND
A TREACHEROUS SWAMP
HOOSIERS ALL
AMERICA'S QUARRY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
lNFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Iowa - Cornfields green and gold, proclaiming a fertile land
RURAL HEART AND SOUL
THE GREAT AMERICAN BICYCLE RIDE
THE RIGS THAT WORKED THE PRAIRIE
FROM PRAIRIE TO FARMLAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Kansas - A windswept state of prairies, wheat fields, and cottonwoods
A GENTLY RISING STATE
TURKEY RED WHEAT AND BLUESTEM GRASSES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Kentucky - Surpassing beauty in the land of Daniel Boone
BLUEGRASS AND PENNYROYAL
KENTUCKY CONTRASTS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIAL TIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Louisiana - A spicy potpourri of people, cultures, and wildlife
ON THE BANKS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
SWAMPS AND BAYOUS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Maine -The land that greets the sunrise
DOWN EAST
DEEP IN THE WOODS
CLOWN PRINCE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Maryland - A pocket-size portrait of America
THE BOUNTIFUL CHESAPEAKE BAY
GRACEFUL MOUNTAINS, GENTEEL TOWNS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Massachusetts - Sandy shores, gentle hills, and a nation's heritage
THE CAPES
THE RIVER AND THE HILLS
SQUANTO, PLAGUE, AND THE PILGRIMS
RECYCLED CITIES
WALKING THROUGH HISTORY
THE SACRED COD
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Michigan - Romantic landscapes at the heart of the Great Lakes
LEGACY OF THE GLACIERS
FORESTS AND FARMLANDS
LAND OF HIAWATHA
AN ECOLOGICAL BALANCING ACT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Minnesota - Cool forests, fertile farms, and a multitude of lakes
FROM TOPSOIL TO TWIN CITIES
LAND OF TlMBER WOLVES AND VOYAGEURS
JEWELS OF MINNEAPOLIS
THE PEOPLE ANDTHE LAND
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Mississippi - Magnolias and mockingbirds in a land nobody wants to leave
FROM COTTON COUNTRY TO GOLDEN COAST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Missouri - A serene landscape traversed by two mighty rivers
PLAINS AND MOUNTAINS
THE WRY SAGE OF HANNIBAL
THE GATEWAY STATE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Montana - Fifty mountain ranges at the edge of the Great Plains
GOING TO THE SUN
PAINTER OF THE PLAINS
BIG SKY COUNTRY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Nebraska - Clear skies, rolling hills, and the river road west
RICHES OF THE PRAIRIE
THE RIVER ROAD WEST
THE PIONEERS' LANDMARK
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Neveda - Beauty in the desolate wasteland of the Great Basin
GOLD AND SILVER
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Hamsphire - An old Yankee home, New England to the core
WHITE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
COVERED BRIDGES AND SALTY PIERS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT,THINGS TO DO
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Jersey - Hidden pleasures off the beaten path
HILLS AND PINE BARRENS
COASTAL TREASURES
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New Mexico - A blend of three cultures in the vibrant Southwest
THE EASTERN PLAINS
INDIAN COUNTRY
ART OF THE PUEBLOS
OLD WORLD AND NEW
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
New York - A realm of solitude, far from Manhattan
FRONT DOOR TO AMERICA
"FOREVER WILD"
LAKES AND INSPIRATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
North Carolina - From highlands to Hatteras, a green and unspoiled land
THE CRUEL AND BEAUTIFUL COAST
HIGH IN THE MISTY MOUNTAINS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
North Dakota - Fields of grain on the windswept plains
A COMMON DEPENDENCE ON WHEAT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Ohio - A cherished land between a great lake and a long, winding river
ERIE'S SHORES TO AMISH COUNTRY
A SERPENT FROM THE DISTANT PAST
BY THE BEAUTIFUL OHIO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITlES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Oklahoma - Where the face of America changes
A VOLATILE PAST
UNEXPECTED LANDSCAPES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Oregon - Green valleys, thick forests, and a heritage of preservation
THE GREAT DIVIDE
FORESTS PRESERVED
LOST FOREST - A LIVING RELIC
THE WAY WEST
BEAUTIFUL BUT DEADLY
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Pennsylvania - Gentle vistas in the cradle of independence
THE PEACEFUL EAST
THE HARD WAY WEST
A MlNGLING OF ELEMENTS
AMERICA'S FlRST BOTANIST
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Rhode Island - A jewellike corner of New England, steeped in history
PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS
"THE OCEAN STATE"
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
South Carolina - Uplands, lowlands, and a gracious sense of the past
PLANTERS AND FARMERS
UPLANDS AND LOWLANDS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
South Dakota - Black Hills, Badlands, and wide open spaces
EAST AND WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER
LANDS BOTH BAD AND BEAUTTFUL
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Tennesse - Misty mountains, music, and the Mississippi
MOUNTAINS AND WALKING HORSES
COTTON AND THE BLUES
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
Texas - The giant state that was once a nation
THE SHEER SIZE OF IT
EAST TEXAS, DEEP SOUTH
THE WEST'S "BARKING SQUIRRELS"
RANCHES AND DESERTS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Utah - Where the earth is sculpted into fantastic farms
THE FERTILE VALLEY
FIVE NATIONAL PARKS
THE MORMON CRICKET
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Vermont - Green mountains, green valleys - America's northern Eden
NORMAN ROCKWELL'S AMERICA
THE WORKINGS OF THE ICE AGE
WHERE DOGWOODS MEET RED SPRUCE
THE MORGAN HORSE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Virginia - The gracious home of America's forefathers
THE PAST PRESERVED
A HERITAGE OF STATELY HOMES
"DAUGHTER OF THE STARS"
THE FLOWERS OF DARKNESS
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATlON
Washington - The picture-perfect corner of the Northwest
THE MOUNTAIN
A NEW TERRITORY
SYMBIOSIS IN THE RAIN FOREST
PUGETOPOLIS
THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU
SALMON SPIRITS
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
West Virginia - High in the mountains, deep forests and a love of home
NATURE'S PAGEANT
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Wisconsin - Rolling pastureland and cool north woods
A MOVE TO CONSERVE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Wyoming - In the fabled West, a wealth of natural wonders
THE ISOLATED FRONTIER
HUNTING GROUND OF THE WEST
THE GLORIES OF YELLOWSTONE
THE CATTLEMAN'S COMMONWEALTH
ON THE TIMBERLINE
THE PEOPLE AND THE LAND
INFORMATION
HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FAMOUS SONS AND DAUGHTERS
ODDITIES AND SPECIALTIES
PLACES TO VISIT, THINGS TO DO
Index
CREDITS
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