Abandoned America : the age of consequences

Throughout the ages, mankind has been fascinated by the ruins of previous societies. The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has
driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles that have vanished in an attempt to capture
their mystique and beauty.
Originally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew
to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes,
and more. Through his collection of writing and photography, Christopher has spent the last decade documenting the ruins of one of the greatest
civilizations the world has ever known: our own. Exploring sites like the charred remains of the Hotel Do De, the rusted cells of the Essex County Jail
Annex, the sublime majesty of the Church of the Transfiguration, or the eerie and dilapidated remnants of the New Castle Elks Lodge, the work spans
architectural treasures left to the elements and then all too often lost forever.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Christopher, Christopher Matthew, James Howard Kunstler, Christopher Matthew, Matthew Christopher, Matthew Christopher Murray, Murray Matthew Chris
• Publisher: Jonglez
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.11.2014
• EAN: 9782361950941
• ISBN: 978-2-36195-094-1
• Dimensions: 310 mm x 220 mm x 20 mm
• Weight: 1456 g
• Series: English Edition; Patrimoine insolite; Patrimoine insolite; The English Edition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Travel > Illustrated books > North and Central America; USA; Bildbände, USA; Geschichte, entdecken, Verlassen