WiththisstunningcollectionofimagesoftheSouthernAppalachians,JamesValentinepresentsanenduringportraitoftheregion’suniquenaturalcharacter.Hiscompellingphotographsofancientmountains,old-growthforests,rareplants,andpowerfulwaterwaysrevealtheAppalachians’richscenicbeauty,whileChrisBolgiano’sinterpretivetextandcaptionstellthestoryofitsnaturalhistory.Overfourdecades,ValentinehashikedhundredsofmilesacrossmountainouspartsofAlabama,Georgia,SouthCarolina,NorthCarolina,Tennessee,Kentucky,Virginia,andWestVirginiatophotographsomeofthelastremnantsoforiginalforest.Thesescarceandscatteredold-growthstandsarethemostbiologicallydiversetemperateforestsintheworld.Bysharingtheseremainingpristinewildplaceswithus,ValentineandBolgianoshowthatunderstandingthesemountainsandtheirextraordinarybiodiversityisvitaltomaintainingthehealthyenvironmentthatsustainsalllife.Featuringanintroductionbythelate,longtimeconservationistRobertZahnerandaforewordbyWilliamMeadows,presidentofTheWildernessSociety,thisvisuallyentrancingandverballyengagingbookcelebratesthevibrantlifeofSouthernAppalachianforests.
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