Around America - A Tour of Our Magnificent Coast (Paperback)

A journey around America's historic coastline, where we encounter places and people that continue to shape our country.

America has nearly five thousand miles of coastline. What would it be like to travel from the islands of Maine to the stepping-stones of the Florida Keys; from the cliffs of the Pacific Northwest to the beaches of southern California; and around the Gulf Coast, where our major rivers reach the sea?

Here we travel with Walter Cronkite, our trusted guide. At Maine's eastern tip, we find a British warship captured during the Revolution by the citizens of Machias, wielding pitchforks because they had no muskets. We visit islands along Texas's coastline, exploring a sanctuary for migratory birds. And we visit Fort Ross, on California's Redwood Coast, a replica of the 1812 Russian settlement begun as a fur trading post, with dreams of expanding the Russian empire.

In this compelling travelogue we can almost hear Cronkite talking, his smooth cadences spinning stories about the coastline he loves.

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	August 2002
First published:	August 2002
Authors:	Walter Cronkite
Dimensions:	209 x 141 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-32335-1
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Places & peoples: general interest Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Physical geography > Deltas, estuaries, coastal regions Books > Travel > Places & peoples: general interest
LSN:	0-393-32335-8
Barcode:	9780393323351

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