National Geographic photographers have recorded the world's places close up, in sweeping breadth, in depth, and over time. Twelve chapters each depict a unique geography, the culture and nature that ...

Last June, I hopped aboard the 10-day Swiss Trains and the Italian Lake District tour with National Geographic Expeditions, and I got to do all this and more.

Object Details Author Berndl, Klaus National Geographic Society (U.S.) Notes Includes index. Contents Prehistory: from the beginning to ca. 4000 B.C. -- First empires: ca. 7000 B.C.-200 A.D. -- The ...