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This book is about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910. Against these are juxtaposed excerpts from the Badger State Banner, from the Mendota State (asylum) Record Book, and occasionally quotations from the writings of Hamlin Garland and Glenway Wescott.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Paperback
First published in 1973, Lesy's book has been reprinted to tie in with BBC2's fictionalised account of "Wisconsin Death Trip". Lesy has put together an involving account of life in Black River Falls, Wisonsin, at the turn of the century. Original photographs and clippings from a local newspaper are combined with revealing literature extracts to create a vivid picture of a town struggling to survive into the 20th century. Visually the book is stunning, from the minimalist cover design to the pages of black and white photographs and the attractive lay out of the text. Lesy is an almost invisible editor, limiting personal comment to an essay at the end of the book and preferring to let the haunting photographs and spare yet affecting text tell their own, enthralling story.
21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Natchan
Format:Paperback
This is an absolutely fascinating book and, as my title suggests, it does indeed steal time. The news articles are just long enough to make you think, "I've got time to read one more" and of course, there is no way the next story could be more interesting that the last ...or could it? Each bizarre tale of oddity or woe is just as enthralling as the last.
This book does make you wonder, what on earth was happening in Wisconsin to make people act this crazy? Reading it, the answer is quite clear that the harsh situations these people were living in, were enough to make even the sanest person start to act a little strangely.
I originally bought this for the photography. I am a professional photographer and a keen enthusiast of early photography. This book most certainly did not disappoint. The photographs speak volumes of the era and give an insight into the workings of a fragile and unstable area. Charles Van Schaick's images are bold, delicate, strange (sometimes quite unsettling in fact), heartfelt, and in many cases quite pioneering. He has a photographer's eye unlike any I have seen before from his era.
I cannot recommend this book enough, it is by far one of my favourite books of all time, and I am certain that if you purchase it, it will have a place in your heart as well.
This book does make you wonder, what on earth was happening in Wisconsin to make people act this crazy? Reading it, the answer is quite clear that the harsh situations these people were living in, were enough to make even the sanest person start to act a little strangely.
I originally bought this for the photography. I am a professional photographer and a keen enthusiast of early photography. This book most certainly did not disappoint. The photographs speak volumes of the era and give an insight into the workings of a fragile and unstable area. Charles Van Schaick's images are bold, delicate, strange (sometimes quite unsettling in fact), heartfelt, and in many cases quite pioneering. He has a photographer's eye unlike any I have seen before from his era.
I cannot recommend this book enough, it is by far one of my favourite books of all time, and I am certain that if you purchase it, it will have a place in your heart as well.
By antonella
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I bought this book because I saw a documentary of the same name.
It intrigue me a lot and the book has not been disappointing... great pictures and stories!
It intrigue me a lot and the book has not been disappointing... great pictures and stories!
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