PhotoBooks Kentucky

A collection of eighty photographs highlights the real Appalachia, distinguishing it from the popular mythology surrounding this impoverished region. By the author of Appalachian Portraits and Appalachian Legacy. (Social Science).

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Most Kentuckians and visitors to the state are unaware of the Commonwealth’s unique biological heritage—much less that much of it is in danger of disappearing forever. With over 100 glorious full-color photographs and insightful text, Kentucky’s Last Great Places highlights the incredible natural beauty found in the Commonwealth’s old-growth forests, prairies, wetlands, and other distinctive biological habitats. More than 3,000 vascular plants, 230 fish, 105 amphibians and reptiles, 350 birds, 75 mammals, and 12,000 insects call Kentucky home. Many of these species and their habitats are considered rare, threatened or endangered. Overall, less than one percent of Kentucky is classified ecologically as being in a “pre-European” condition that deserves significant protection.

Award-winning photographer and author Thomas G. Barnes combines his strikingly beautiful photographs with essays describing the splendor found in more than forty of Kentucky’s diverse natural preserves or ecological areas, including the old-growth Blanton Forest near Pine Mountain in Harlan County, Axe Lake Swamp in Ballard County near the Mississippi River, Red River Gorge, the Kentucky River Palisades, Mammoth Cave, and many others. Kentucky’s Last Great Places is both a stunning collection of nature photographs and a means for increasing our understanding of the fragile beauty of Kentucky.

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The first in a series of three stunning books about the Bluegrass State, Kentucky will take you through stately mansions, pastoral horse ranches, as well as the golden rows of tobacco fields and quiet country roads.

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The award-winning team of photographer James Archambeault and writer Dr. Thomas D. Clark captures the magic of Kentucky.

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KENTUCKY III is filled with crisp, evocative images: the delicacy of dogwood trees in full bloom, the magnificence of fine thoroughbreds, the view of rolling hills from a gracious antebellum porch.

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Four new titles in this popular series take you to the heart of America's cities and states with vivid color photographs and lively captions. Maryland stretches from the Appalachian Plateau to the Atlantic Coast, carved deeply by Chesapeake Bay and a rich history along the way. Bordered by the shifting flow of three rivers, Kentucky is the home of bluegrass music, thoroughbred racehorses, and presidents on both sides of the Civil War. Denver is a cosmopolitan city situated between the Great Plains and the Rocky Mountains. Houston is an inland Gulf Coast seaport and the largest city in Texas, boasting skyscrapers, NASA facilities, and antebellum mansions.

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Book of Kentucky postcards

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