Extreme Ice Now: Vanishing Glaciers and Changing Climate : a Progress Report
- ISBN-10
- 1426204108
- ISBN-13
- 9781426204104
- Category
- American letters
- Pages
- 118
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- James Balog
Description
Collects letters, some of which appear as full-size facsimiles, written over the centuries to America's first ladies by ordinary citizens and famous figures, and includes historical information to illuminate the writer's concerns and ideas.
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