A wonderful coffee table book that espouses the beauty of much-maligned Indiana
Photographer Darryl Jones and author James Alexander Thom teamed together to make a wonderful little book about the natural beauty of the southern Indiana hill country in The Spirit of the Place: Indiana Hill Country. Thom's text complements Jones' photographs wonderfully.
Indiana does not have mountain vistas or magnificent buttes or gigantic canyons that overwhelm the senses. Being a native Hoosier, I have an appreciation for the subtle beauties of the state. Jones does as well. Most of his pictures are taken in hilly Owen county. He captures every season, as well as forest, field, stream, farm, and town scenes.
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Thom's text is part biography and part stories he heard growing up in Owen County. If you are a fan on Thom's other works, this one will be a nice addition. If you've never heard of Thom, this is a great place to get to know him and his motivations as an author.
I give this book 5 stars out of a possible 5.
This book can be found on Amazon.com here: The Spirit of the Place: Indiana Hill Country
Reviewed on April 12, 2006.
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