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Book Title: Landscapes for the People : George Alexander Grant, First Chief Photographer of the National Park Service
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 10.4in
Author: Ren Davis, Helen Davis
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: Individual Photographers / Monographs, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Artists, Architects, Photographers, Parks & Campgrounds
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Publication Year: 2015
Genre: Photography, Biography & Autobiography, Nature, Travel
Item Weight: 52.9 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
