Right: Portraits from the Evangelical Ivy League

By Jona Frank

Patrick Henry College is the higher education institution of choice among politically far-right young people aspiring to enter the conservative power elite. The explicit mission of PHC is to cultivate leaders to take American politics and culture back to God, through careers in politics and entertainment. Acclaimed photographer Jona Frank presents an honest, intimate, and eye-opening portrait of the school and its students. Frank's photos eschew cultural politicking of the left or the right, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions about a school and a youth movement with the potential to produce many of tomorrow's leaders.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811865339
• ISBN13: 9780811865333
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (CA)
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.0" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book!

I see that several reviewers of this book seem to have a problem with the fact that the photographer has a POINT OF VIEW. What do they think? That this is a scientific study? For crying out loud, it is an ART book and art books have their own points of view. I do wonder if these critics would feel differently if the situation was reversed (for example, a photo essay showing the liberal left in a less that totally flattering way) Even with a strong point of view I feel that Ms Frank created a strong work and is to be commended. BH

review of Jona Frank's photo journal 'Right'

'Right' is a photo journal by Jona Frank covering Patrick Henry College which is often referred to as the Evangelical Ivy League and sometimes the Homeschool College. Photographs were high quality and essays interesting. There was obviously some wondering why students would be intently focused on their goals and education. A sense of destiny is generally portrayed and reflects a unique element in our society where young people believe they have a responsibility to impact the world for good through hard work and engaging in our culture at all levels. My oldest son is a recent PHC graduate and featured in the book and we felt that overall the coverage of PHC was as good as could be expected from a liberal perspective and the only real lack was the inclusion of how much fun students actually manage to have in spite of their heavy academic load.