Maryland's Vanishing Lives [Lingua Inglese] - Rilegato

Sherwood, John

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ISBN 10: 0801847028 ISBN 13: 9780801847028

Casa editrice: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, 1994

Riassunto

Profiles 66 Marylanders whose work or way of life is vanishing, documenting in text and photographs (black-and-white) the rich and varied heritage that is being bulldozed by mass culture, e.g., operating a toll bridge, making hats, harvesting oysters, and teaching in a one-room school are among them. No index or bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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Recensione:

"Wistful, beautiful, elegiac... A handsome collection of essays and photographs that celebrates the lives of pigeon racers and elevator operators, oyster packers and barrel makers, sailmakers and boat builders, fishermen and blacksmiths. A kind of 'let us praise famous men' (and women), it celebrates blue collars and skinned knuckles, the stubbornness and pride that led some to continue with trades they learned long ago, not caring that the world has long since passed them by." -- David Nicholson, Washington Post

"An elegant, understated volume... A combination Baedeker and time capsule, a guide to the Maryland, and the America, that is fast disappearing, the victims of the highway, the chain store, the franchise restaurant, the blur of windows, DOS, and disks." -- David Shribman, Wall Street Journal

"Sherwood's prose is that of a master craftsman in his field -- clear and plain, admirably brief yet touched with insight. Remsberg's photographs are straightforward, black-and-white, and blessedly free of artsy effects. Their book is a fine gift for this area, more than just a nice coffee-table decoration." -- Baltimore City Paper

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"In this grand little book, most fittingly illustrated by photographer Edwin Remsberg's portraits, readers will learn and chuckle and keep turning pages for more and more of these slightly oddball Marylanders. Sherwood is an old-school reporter, weaned on digging up human-interest stories rather than political smears. It's a delight to find his brand of journalism -- informative, surprising, charming, and fun -- alive and well in Maryland's Vanishing Lives." -- Edwards Park, Contributing Editor, Smithsonian Magazine

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• Editore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0801847028
• ISBN 13: 9780801847028
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 218