"This book is yet another expression of the careful social observations Walker Evans and James Agee offered in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men . Patapsco Valley, Maryland, thereby has joined the lucky company of Hale County, Alabama--both places that become, in the hands of an alert photographer and an attentive writer, something quite else: social texts that keep helping us find ourselves.... A valley's portrait becomes an aspect of a nation's ongoing story.... To Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox, then, for giving us Patapsco, we ...
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"This book is yet another expression of the careful social observations Walker Evans and James Agee offered in Let Us Now Praise Famous Men . Patapsco Valley, Maryland, thereby has joined the lucky company of Hale County, Alabama--both places that become, in the hands of an alert photographer and an attentive writer, something quite else: social texts that keep helping us find ourselves.... A valley's portrait becomes an aspect of a nation's ongoing story.... To Alison Kahn and Peggy Fox, then, for giving us Patapsco, we owe gratitude for a splendid, observing effort exceedingly well done, but also for the compelling summons they tender us; through meeting these Marylanders, we get a boost toward ourselves--our similar journey through time and space in America." -From the introduction, by Robert Coles The love of place shines through in this documentary effort about a historic valley that saw the birth of industry in Maryland, the nation's first railroad, and the nation's first cross-country highway. This compelling portrait of the region is viewed through the memories of its elders from all walks of life. Through their collective memory, we gain a true sense of the cultural legacy of Maryland's historic Patapsco RiverValley.
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Book. Octavo, 261 pages; VG-/VG-; spine white, with blue and black lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering; some shelf wear and soiling; small chips missing at corners of flap folds; large water stain from crown of jacket spine to back flap fold; price uncut; inscribed by Kahn and Fox at half title; water stain at upper edge of gutter of page 249 to back pastedown; profusely illustrated with black and white and full color photos; shelved Front Table. 1350239. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.