America! a Celebration

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.

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

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.

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...