National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West: Capturing 125 Years of Majesty, Spirit, and Adventure

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The Wild West is perhaps the most enduring of American myths, but the reality is even more compelling. It's a magical place of extraordinary people, exciting events, and stunning scenery–big sky, wide-open spaces, epic grandeur, and pristine wilderness. National Geographic brings together award-winning photographers to capture this outsized land of majestic dimensions and emotive power. Unparalled images–some iconic, some rarely or never-before-seen–speak to the powerful forces of nature and culture at work in the West and showcase the region as never before.

Divided into four chapters–Legends, Encounters, Boundaries, and Visions–renowned National Geographic photography, past and present, brings the magic and the mystery of the American West alive through the best of its collection. From red-rock waves of stone to rugged snow-capped mountains, from ghost towns to prairie dog towns, from cowboys to wild horses, National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West captures it all in spectacular color photography augmented by periodic archival photographs. The photographs weave together a visual tapestry–complemented by informative captions–of this rich, varied, and enduring landscape that is the American West.

Editorial Review

A Look Inside National Geographic Greatest Photographs of the American West

Wyoming, 1988. Symbolically rising from primordial mist, a bull elk stands in the early morning smoke of the Yellowstone National Park fires. (Photo by Michael S. Quinton, p. 78-79)

Wyoming, 2008. Backlit against a painted sky, Yellowstone’s Great Fountain Geyser shoots above the terraced reflective pools around its vent. (Photo by Michael Melford, p. 20-21)

Nebraska, 2004. A pair of workers halts haying in the Sand Hills to watch with concern and awe as rolling thunderheads fill the afternoon sky. (Photo by Jim Richardson, p. 164-165)