{"product_id":"america-s-hidden-wilderness-lands-of-seclusion-national-geographic-society-first-edition-1988","title":"America’s Hidden Wilderness: Lands of Seclusion — National Geographic Society, First Edition (1988)","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA richly photographed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003efirst edition of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerica’s Hidden Wilderness: Lands of Seclusion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, published by the National Geographic Society in 1988 as part of its Special Publications series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than concentrating on the country's best-known national parks, this volume explores \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eseven comparatively secluded landscapes and ecosystems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, pairing National Geographic photography with firsthand natural-history and travel writing. The featured regions range from remote forest and canyon environments to Arctic, desert, mountain, and river wilderness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmong the landscapes documented are the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLacandon wilderness of Mexico, Utah’s Grand Gulch, and the Great Burn along the Idaho–Montana border\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with other isolated regions of North America. The photographers and writers reached these places by foot, horseback, aircraft, canoe, and other means, presenting wilderness not simply as scenery but as a physical environment to be entered and experienced.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in the late 1980s, the book also serves as a visual artifact of an important period in the American conservation movement. By then, the modern concept of legally protected wilderness had been established for more than two decades, while public attention increasingly turned toward preserving ecosystems outside the most famous parks and monuments. National Geographic’s combination of field reporting and large-format color photography played an important role in bringing these remote landscapes into popular awareness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is both a vintage natural-history book and a record of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003elate-20th-century conservation photography\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, documenting landscapes, wildlife, and ecosystems before the digital era transformed both field photography and environmental publishing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis copy retains its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eoriginal illustrated dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the publisher’s matching pictorial hardcover beneath it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1988\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e First Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Special Publications Series 23\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Hardcover with original dust jacket\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Approx. 200\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 0-87044-666-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-0-87044-666-5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vintage hardcover with original illustrated dust jacket. Jacket and boards show light age-related rubbing, edge and corner wear, and minor surface marks. Interior appears clean and well preserved overall. See photos for exact condition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stemcell Science Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43257949913186,"sku":"AM-4916","price":17.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1627\/0819\/files\/IMG_7529_4d6f92f6-4571-4116-92e5-0592c84b97ad.jpg?v=1787786562","url":"https:\/\/www.osadia.ca\/products\/america-s-hidden-wilderness-lands-of-seclusion-national-geographic-society-first-edition-1988","provider":"Osadia Concept Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}