pictorial works

Introduces, through photographs alone, heavy construction machines: earth movers, mixers, diggers, and others.

Presents body parts of eight animals for the reader to guess what the whole animal looks like.

THE FABLED REEF LIGHTS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE THE FIRST LINKS OF A CHAIN OF JEWEL-LIKE BEACONS FORMING A 3,000 MILE SEMICIRCLE FROM KEY WEST, FLORIDA, TO CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. BOTH ON AND OFF THE TREACHEROUS SWAMPS, MARSHES, AND BARRIER ISLANDS THAT LINE THE SHORES OF THE GULF OF MEXICO STAND MANY OF AMERICAS MOST BEAUTIFUL, HISTORIC, AND RICHLY STORIED LIGHTHOUSES. EXPOSED TO POWERFUL GALES AND HURRICANES AND UNDERCUT BY GALLOPING EROSION, THEY ARE ALSO AMONG OUR NATIONS MOST THREATENED COASTAL TREASURES. PAYS TRIBUTE TO THESE LIFESAVING BEACONS THAT STAND ON THIS STRETCH OF CONSTANTLY SHIFTING LANDFALLS AND DETAILS THE HISTORY, LORE, AND DISASTERS THEY HAVE WITNESSED AND ENDURED.

A collection of photographs of Harry Truman and his times, accompanied by words written by Truman in his letters, personal memoranda, and diary.