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American Ruins

Drooker presents a visual record of American ruins ranging from Native American dwellings in the Southwest to the remains of Gilded Age mansions on the East Coast and a king's summer home in Hawaii. Luminous infrared photographs expose crumbled walls, weathered facades and overgrown flora, with brief essays describing each site."

Subject
historytravel
Themes
art
Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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