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Around America: A Tour of Our Magnificent Coastline

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Description: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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Around America: A Tour of Our Magnificent Coastline. To get started finding Around America: A Tour of Our Magnificent Coastline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: W. W. Norton Company

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ISBN: 0393323358

Description: 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.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Around America: A Tour of Our Magnificent Coastline. To get started finding Around America: A Tour of Our Magnificent Coastline, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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