America! a Celebration

by Martin W. Sandler

From the birth of photography in 1839 to the dawn of the 21st century, here are over 1,000 incredible photographs of life and personalities in the United States. Decade-by-decade, here are the people,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789468069
• ISBN13: 9780789468062
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 1024 Pages
• Weight: 9.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.3" x 8.9" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Amazing photography & a real bargain now that it's OOP

I can't speak for the captions for the photographs in this book. However, I'm sure anyone looking to purchase this volume is mostly looking for a visual item anyway. I'm also betting that many people won't even bother to read many of the captions and will just enjoy browsing through all the great photographs.Dorling Kindersley, the book's publisher, has a well deserved reputation for making books so fully illustrated that they've single handedly revolutationized the publishing industry, especially for reference, travel and history books.This book, at over 1000 pages and probably even more illustrations, is a huge bargain now that it's out of print. Maybe at full retail one should balk at inadequate captions. But at these prices, this is a steal and makes a perfect gift for almost anyone, from pre-teens to adults of all ages.

excellent review of American history

As a foreigner, I found this book is very useful to get a broad review of American history and culture.

A weighty display gathering over a thousand photos

America: A Celebration is a weighty display gathering over a thousand photos which capture the patriotism and peoples of America, from candid photos of individuals to everyday shots of people in cities across the country. Photos are from the Hulton Getty picture Collection and others, and provide a powerful visual examination of the nation.

A winner!

I'm a photographer and was pleasantly surprised by this beautiful book this past Christmas. It has some wonderful pictures from various decades, some brought tears to my eyes. Even my husband couldn't put it down...