The Spirit of the Place: Indiana Hill Country

by Darryl L. Jones, Thom, Bertrand Piccard

Book Overview

At Walden Pond, Thoreau found the setting which would inspire his famous musings on the nature of existence and the foibles of society. Jones and Thom take similar inspiration from the Southern... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253329876
• ISBN13: 9780253329875
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.2" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

James Alexander Thom writes so beautifully!

I love Indiana and this author apparently does too. This is a beautifully written and illustrated book.

A wonderful coffee table book that espouses the beauty of much-maligned Indiana

Photographer Darryl Jones and author James Alexander Thom teamed together to make a wonderful little book about the natural beauty of the southern Indiana hill country. Thom's text complements Jones' photographs wonderfully. Being a native Hoosier, I have an appreciation for the subtle beauties of the state. Jones does as well. Most of his pictures are taken in hilly Owen county. He captures every season, as well as forest, field, stream, farm, and town scenes. Thom's text is part biography and part stories he heard growing up in Owen County. If you are a fan on Thom's other works, this one will be a nice addition. If you've never heard of Thom, this is a great place to get to know him and his motivations as an author. I give this one an 'A'.