And Their Children After Them: The Legacy of Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: James Agee, Walker Evans, and the Rise and Fall of Cotton in the South

By: Dale Maharidge

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Synopsis: Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction in 1990In And Their Children After Them, the writer/photographer team Dale Maharidge and Michael Williamson return to the land and families captured in James Agee and Walker Evans&’s inimitable Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, extending the project of conscience and chronicling the traumatic decline of King Cotton. With this continuation of Agee and Evans&’s project, Maharidge and Williamson not only uncover some surprising historical secrets relating to the families and to Agee himself, but also effectively lay to rest Agee&’s fear that his work, from lack of reverence or resilience, would be but another offense to the humanity of its subjects. Williamson&’s ninety-part photo essay includes updates alongside Evans&’s classic originals. Maharidge and Williamson&’s work in And Their Children After Them was honored with the Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction when it was first published in 1990.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781609809829
Related ISBNs:: 9781609809812
Publisher:: Seven Stories Press
Date of Addition:: 05/26/20
Copyrighted By:: Dale Maharidge and Michael Williamson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Language Arts, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.