A handful of dust; photographs of disappearing America.9780393060331 A handful of dust; photographs of disappearing America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. . Plowden Plowden may refer to:
W.W. Norton Nor·ton , Charles Eliot 1827-1908. American educator, writer, and editor who founded the Nation (1865). 2006 76 pages $49.95 Hardcover TR654 This collection of 76 of Plowden's photographs covers a period of 35 years and illustrates changes to small communities that have left buildings abandoned and towns altered. The b&w photos are from 1969 to 2004 and show abandoned grain elevators grain elevator Storage building for grain, usually a tall frame, metal, or concrete structure with a compartmented interior; also, the device for loading grain into a building. , farmhouses, schoolhouses, barns, and other buildings mostly in the Midwest and East. In the introduction, Plowden relates his experience visiting these towns and the sense of loss he feels at seeing the changes. He is the author of several photography books. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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