America from 500 feet II.

9781935001065

America from 500 feet II.

Fortney, Bill and Mark Kettenhofen.

Acclaim Press

2008

208 pages

$39.95

Hardcover

E169

Flying ultralight aircraft, or powered parachutes, the authors--both are professional photographers--ventured into the skies over 50 locations throughout the US, capturing the sights and scenery in excellent photographs, reproduced here in full-page plates in an oversized format (12.5x9.25"). Sights include many scenic and historic places in Kentucky, a Shuttle liftoff in Florida, the field used by the Wright brothers, the biosphere in Arizona, and many national parks, including Acadia, in Maine. Each series of photos is accompanied by a description of the site and its history, as well as notes of the author's experience there.

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