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RECENTLY RELEASED | 47 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7013-7 Size: 9" x 12" (229 x 305 mm) Pages: 272 Price: $45.00, £40.99, 62.00 CAD Illustrations: 489 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: TRAVEL / Parks & Campgrounds The Complete Guide to America’s National Parks Take a Tour of America's Wild and Beautiful Places By Nancy J. Hajeski The complete guide to the national parks, national monuments and memorials, military parks and battlefields, national trails, seashores, rivers and marine conservation areas, national recreation areas, national highways, preserves, and reserves of the United States Since 1872, when Yellowstone became America’s inaugural national park, these protected areas have enthralled visitors from around the globe. Currently the 63 national parks attract more than 300 million visitors each year. But what is the X factor that draws people again and again to these historic places or wilderness spaces? In this comprehensive guide, readers will begin to understand the character of these parks, for each is, in its own way, truly unique. • Begin with handy stats about the park’s location, size, number of visitors, date established, elevation, and geology. • Explore the history of each park, including early cultures, homesteaders and settlers, commercial interests, and park advocates. • Discover popular activities, along with details on trails, landmarks, natural wonders, amenities, accommodations, and nearby attractions. • Get acquainted with the animals that make each park a wildlife adventure, as well as the native plants and trees that populate woodlands, grasslands, wetlands, deserts, and high alpine zones. Nancy J. Hajeski is the author of the biography of a sports legend— Ali, The Official Story of the Greatest of All Time . She lives in New York. ISBN 978-0-7643-7013-7 ISBN: 978-0-7643-7024-3 Size: 8 1/2" x 11" (216 x 279 mm) Pages: 320 Price: $45.00, £40.99, 64.00 CAD Illustrations: 166 color images Binding: hardcover BISAC: TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Rail Travel Alpine Railways By Berthold Steinhilber & Eugen E. Hüsler Breathtaking images and vibrant descriptions showcase the technical and aesthetic marvels that are the railways of the European Alps. Dedicated to the fascinating landscapes of the railways that traverse the Alps, this book combines stunning, large-scale photographs with information about the numerous railways that wend through Europe’s iconic mountain range. Truly unique, these mountain railways are considered technical and aesthetic masterpieces. • Detailed descriptions of more than 60 different railways present historical context and convey the full experience of riding along these scenic routes in France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Slovenia. • Breathtaking images provide views of the trains, tracks, stations, bridges, and other infrastructure as well as the nature that surrounds the railways. • Acomprehensive chart provides information on each route’s length, highest point, lowest point, gauge, drive transmission, and opening year. Alpine enthusiasts Berthold Steinhilber and Eugen E. Hüsler guide readers on an unforgettable trip from the Tendabahn in the Maritime Alps of Italy through the impressive Swiss railways and onto Austria’s historic Semmering Railway on the eastern edge of the Alpine arc. ​ Berthold Steinhilber photographs for magazines and companies in Germany and abroad. He is drawn to the Alps, where he deals with landscape changes caused by man. He has received several awards for his photographs (including a World Press Photo Award) and lives in Stuttgart. Eugen E. Hüsler is the author of many publications (including around 130 books). He has been traveling in the Alps for half a century, often off the beaten track and always with an eye on the latest developments in mountain tourism. He lives in Upper Bavaria. ISBN 978-0-7643-7024-3