Award-winning Kentucky photographer John W. Snell and Acclaim Press have teamed up to create the first-ever hardbound coffee-table book featuring the dramatic landscape, vibrant scenery and rich foliage of eastern Kentucky s Red River Gorge area (near Natural Bridge in the Daniel Boone National Forest). The large volume overflows with strikingly beautiful full-color photographs along with first-hand accounts of the photographer s unique experiences. These exclusive photographs showcase one of Kentucky s most treasured areas, know for its 100-plus natural stone arches, extravagant displays of springtime wildflowers, stunning autumn color and varied recreation opportunities such as world-class rock climbing, hiking, canoeing, camping and more.

A Modern Photographic Journey Historian Ron Elliott and award-winning photographer John Snell take the reader on a breathtaking, cross-country journey of the sites and scenery from Abraham Lincoln 's rustic birthplace and early homes in Kentucky and Indiana to his military, professional, and political careers in Illinois to Washington, DC and back to his final resting place in Springfield. Elliott 's wit and astute observations on each site's role and significance make the perfect, concise companion to Snell's extraordinary ability to capture on film what we all wish we could see. Scores of historic photos displayed in contrast to today's views coupled with maps, travel directions and recommendations will compel many a reader to load their book, hit the road and experience it for themselves as they are literally "Retracing the Steps of Lincoln.