These United States: Mini Edition

This is one beautiful book that I would recommend to anyone who is proud of our country and enjoys visiting in any or all of our 50 states.

...on the extraordinary beauty of this nation of ours. I have seen many a pictorial essay on the varied landscapes and cityscapes that make up the United States, but have never seen one that is so flawlessly beautiful. Each of these photographs manages to perfectly capture the many varied moods and seasons of this vast nation and they are all breathtaking. Whether it's a picturesque colonial street in Nantucket or the awe-inspiring majesty of the Grand Tetons, each subject is given equal attention; the composition of the pictures never want for anything. Sit back, relax and take it all in. There is a greatly deal here to both enjoy and inspire.

THESE UNITED STATES, with a brief and tender and appropriate two page forward by Walter Cronkite, is a breathtakingly beautiful panorama of everything that is beautiful about America. Beleaguered though this country may be in the eyes of its citizens and the eyes of the world beyond our shores, take respite and restoration in the large color photographs of the magnificent landscapes from Atlantic through the Midwest to the Pacific, from every season in our woods and forests, the snow-capped towers, the buildings and monuments, and the little town celebrations and very personal gifts that remind us of how magical is America the Beautiful. Photographer Jakes Rajs is highly regarded for his photography from all the major magazines in the country and it seems he has culled the finest examples of his vision for this moving, tender, majestic portrait of The United Stetes. Given its Limited Edition status I would urge all gift givers of art books to consider this very special volume both for your own home and for those you love.