Wright, Richard and Bob Herger

in englischer Sprache geschrieben, Schutzumschlag-Kanten bestoßen, das Exemplar ist ansonsten in einem gutem Zustand, From the vast dimensionless grasslands of the central plains of North America to the dynamic salt sea of the Pacific Ocean there is an undulating world of ice and snow, rocky peaks and verdant Valleys, a land of glaciers and rivers, of wild-life and flowers traversed timidly by sinuous railways and highways. This is the world of mountains, the massive stone cordillera which forms the twisted, folded backbone of the North Amercian continent. From the isthmus of Panama to the frozen Bering Strait they Stretch, a wild rugged line of wilderness, long a barrier to transcontinental travel, and now a retreat from urban living. Mention the Rocky Mountains and most people will think of this great mass of peaks, 650 kilometres (400 miles) wide and 2500 kilometres (1550 miles) in length. In fact the Rockies are less than 160 kilometres (100 miles) in width, and with the exception of the spectacular section from the 49th parallel of latitude north to the Yukon Territory, the Rockies are reduced to hills once accused of being a railroad press agent`s wishful imagery. (vom Umschlag) 1f1a