Quiet Pride: Ageless Wisdom of the American West

by Jeanne Bourge Hathaway

Book Overview

Sixty duotone photographs, each with accompanying text, of Western men and women ranging in age from sixty to 115, captures their unique character, blending stalwart integrity and earthy wit with a sense of self-reliance and innate dignity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0941831779
• ISBN13: 9780941831772
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: First Glance Books
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.8" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Human beings who bespeak their surroundings

In the physical format of a coffee table book, this beautiful work tells us things we may already know but only occasionally reflect upon. Each piece, running a page or two, allows an elderly resident of the American West (mountains and plains) to speak for themselves, in their own voice. A well-composed photograph or two helps us visualize the individual, who may have been born and bred in their locale, or may have migrated there in the course of a long hard life. The portraits reflect many different cultures and ethnicities, Native American, African American, and various "European" descents. Each of these cameo biographies tells us something important about the place, Kansas, South Dakota, or Idaho, and something about an individual who lived there, one you never met, but just as important as anyone you ever knew.

precious evidence

Quiet Pride is a precious evidence that a small piece from the Little Prince's Planet had fallen on our insensible Earth. Ms. Hathaway & Mr. Clayton must be very happy they had caught it.

inspiring

an intimate journey into the lives of older americans who inhabit the great american west. a totally inspiring book! causing one to reflect on one's own life relationships.