From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage by National Museum of Natural History
From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage by National Museum of Natural History

From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage

Exquisite photography showcases the beauty of gleaming freshwater pearls, a carved walrus tusk, and 100+ other natural...
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Author: National Museum of Natural History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage by National Museum of Natural History

From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage

$23.94
From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage by National Museum of Natural History

From These Lands: Sharing Our Natural and Cultural Heritage

$23.94
Author: National Museum of Natural History
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Exquisite photography showcases the beauty of gleaming freshwater pearls, a carved walrus tusk, and 100+ other natural history treasures from all 50 states from a new exhibition at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History

Explore the breadth and magnificence of the world's largest natural history collection and marvel at the most awe-inspiring natural specimens and cultural objects from across the United States. With visually stunning photographs, From These Lands features more than 100 objects from all 50 states, Washington, DC, and five inhabited territories--American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, including:

  • Geodized crocodilian egg (Wyoming)
  • Petrified wood fossil (Arizona)
  • Longfin squid (Rhode Island)
  • Menominee dugout canoe (Wisconsin)
  • Martha, the last passenger pigeon (Ohio)
  • Megalodon teeth (North Carolina)
  • Gypsum stalactite (Kentucky)
  • Tools made by CHamoru blacksmiths (Guam)

Book spreads also group shells, pinecones, insects, and birds from across the country to display the diversity that can be found even among the most common specimens. The book explores regional nature and culture to reveal how a range of distinct geographies and environments make up the place we call home. From These Lands tours through the nation's natural and cultural history to reveal the beauty, complexity, and wonder all around us.

Author: National Museum of Natural History
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 04/28/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 7.10h x 6.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781588348111


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/23/2026 pg. 1

About the Author
The NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is home to the largest natural history collection in the world and is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs.
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