Bierstadt was one of the greatest painters in American history. It's a pretty sorry situation that this seems to be the only major book on him in print. However, this is still a good book. Read it. Also, check my Amazon Listmania list on landscape painting for more books about the beauty of nature.

The huge colored cover led me to believe the book would be filled with likewise large color plates. Not so... most of the pictures are around 8" x 5" with the rest of the page left blank. Each picture has the history behind it which is great. Just wish the pictures themselves had been larger.