Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History: Offbeat Remembrances and Anecdotes On The Road [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Vickers, Marques

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1797434543 ISBN 13: 9781797434544

Casa editrice: Independently published, 2019

Riassunto

“Gold to Rust: Monuments, Icons and Whitewashed History” is author Marques Vickers’ offbeat commentary and unconventional photographic journal. The edition includes travel impressions accumulated from over thirty years of travel spanning four continents. His photography documents and isolates unusual signage, monuments, and unorthodox sights frequently overlooked by traditional travel guides and journals.Over seventy cultural monuments are highlighted including:Alexandria Hotel Los AngelesArchitectural BonesArtist Cemetery StatuaryBach’s Leipzig Church GigBerlin Burial DilemmaBerlin: Memorializing Dividing DemonsBob Arneson’s BricksBridge Love LocksBubblegum AlleysCalifornia Admission Day MonumentCalifornia State Capitol BuildingCalifornia’s Wine IndustryCascade Mountain Abandoned Railroad TunnelsCelebrity Burial PilgrimagesChambers Bay Monolithic RuinsCharles CrosClaude Nicolas LedouxConfederate Soldier Monuments in Western United StatesCultural GluttonyDijon’s Ancient Jewish CemeteryDrive-In TheatresDumas BrothelEast German Border Guard TowersEmpty Open Air CathedralsEspresso ArtFather Junipero SerraFabrezan’s Village WindmillFlooding Level MarkingsFrauenlob: Medieval Rock StarGargoyles Atop Paris’ Notre Dame CathedralGerman City Holocaust Sidewalk MemorialsGrand Park and Spring Street JunctionHalley’s CometHearst Landmark BuildingJack London: Short Story VirtuosoJames Dean MemorialKennebunkport: Too Much Information SignKiwi Bacon SculptureLiberty Belle Slot Machine: Birthplace of The One-Armed BanditLil’ Sambo’s HeritageLos Angeles’ ChinatownLosing EverythingLotta Crabtree’s FountainLou Graham of SeattleLowest Rent AccommodationsMainz’s Severed Extremity SculpturesMechanics MonumentMilitary Hardware MemorialsModesto’s Keyboard CrosswalksMontana State PrisonMurder MemorialsNew Palace HotelPanama Canal MemoriesPaul Revere’s RidePersonalized Soldier MemorialsPony Express Delivery ServiceRacetrack ChurchRaymond, Washington Iron Cut-OutsRobert Frost: The Road Not TakenSantiago de Compostela PilgrimageSingle Building School HousesSquatter’s RightsStock Market Casualties of 1929Story in the StonesTiny HousesTwilight TourismVladimir Lenin’s Seattle SculptureVoyeurism SculptureWilver Willie StargellWrinkles of the City Wall Murals

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Independently published
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1797434543
• ISBN 13: 9781797434544
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 238
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile