Christmas in America: A Photographic Celebration of the Holiday Season
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Publishing Details
Christmas in America: A Photographic Celebration of the Holiday Season
By (Author) Peter Guttman
Skyhorse Publishing
Skyhorse Publishing
16th November 2011
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
394.2663
Physical Properties
Hardback
176
Width 235mm, Height 260mm, Spine 23mm
1177g
Description
Ellis the Elephant is back! In Christmas in America, the fifth in Callista Gingrich's New York Times bestselling series, Ellis discovers the meaning of Christmas and learns how this special holiday has been celebrated throughout American history.
In preceding books, including Sweet Land of Liberty, Land of the Pilgrims' Pride, Yankee Doodle Dandy, and From Sea to Shining Sea, Ellis learns about the pivotal moments that have shaped our nation. Now, in Christmas in America, this adorable pachyderm explores the tales and traditions that have made Christmas a cherished part of the American experience.
Authored by Callista Gingrich and illustrated by Susan Arciero, Christmas in America will delight readers who want to discover how the celebration of Christmas has prevailed and brought out the best in our nation.
Reviews
Using light to its fullest, Mr. Guttman creates stunning images no matter how far he travels.
Author Bio
Peter Guttman is a photographer, writer, author, TED lecturer, television personality, and adventurer who has traveled on assignment to all seven continents and more than 240 countries. He has won the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year three times, been awarded a 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York Travel Writers Society, and was named Finalist in the international Travel Photographer of the Year competition. He is the author of Extreme Adventure and Children Around the World and is also the creator of the number one bestselling app for the iPad, Beautiful Planet HD. He has been honored with museum exhibitions and solo shows at Sotheby's and the United Nations, and his work has appeared in Cond Nast Traveler, Geo, Men's Journal, National Geographic Adventure, the New York Times, and Outside. In 2014, he received the Power of the Image Award in Beijing, China, where he was cited as one of "twenty of the world's most influential photographers."
