Steck-Vaughn portrait of America

About Author

Carol McKinney Highsmith (born Carol Louise McKinney on May 18, 1946) is an American photographer and author. Her work documents the landscapes, architecture, and people of the rural and urban United States in a decades-long nationwide study, in progress since the 1980s. Highsmith has donated her photographs to the Library of Congress since 1992, creating a collection of nearly 100,000 images, all of which are in the public domain. Highsmith began her nationwide photography project after extensively photographing the Willard Hotel in the early 1980s for its restoration, a project that introduced her to the works of pioneering 20th-century photojournalist Frances Benjamin Johnston. Highsmith cites Johnston as a major influence on her works, drawing on Johnston's comprehensive architectural and landscape photography of the 1920s and 1930s and her donation of her life's work to the Library of Congress.

Description

Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Colorado. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.

How the series evolves

beginning

Colorado

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finale

Alabama

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overall

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Books in this Series

Colorado

Carol M. Highsmith, Louis Bromfield, Marshall Sprague, Bayard Taylor, Kathleen Thompson, Ann Heinrichs, Curtis W. Casewit, Art Wolfe, Allan Carpenter, William MacLeod Raine

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Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Colorado. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps.

Hawaii

Ralph S. Kuykendall, Erna Fergusson, Deborah Kent, Les Beletsky, Kathleen Thompson, Ann Heinrichs, Stephen Birnbaum, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Allan Carpenter, Patricia K. Kummer

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Describes the geography, history, economy, culture, and people of the state of Hawaii, and includes ideas for classroom assignments. This revised third edition takes an updated look at the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of Hawai'i.

Oklahoma

Richard Rodgers, Fred Zinnemann, Guy Baldwin, Kathleen Thompson, Blake A. Hoena, Ann Heinrichs, Allan Carpenter, Oscar Hammerstein, Michael A. Martin, Patricia K. Kummer, Dana Fuller Ross

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Celebrate the richness and diversity of the United States of America in this exciting series. Readers can explore the unique character of each state -- its land and waterways, its history, its government and economy, its festivals, cultural diversity, landmarks and exciting stories of success. Readers will also hear the voices of men and women alive today. They will see the beauties and hidden treasures of each state and hear the social issues and concerns faced by the residents. Each book opens with a series of quotes by both contemporary residents and people from the past -- giving voice to the state's concerns, admiration for the people, love of the land, nostalgia for the past and excitement for the future.

Mississippi

Trudi Strain Trueit, Dunbar Rowland, Noel B. Gerson, Kathleen Thompson, Blake A. Hoena, Ann Heinrichs, Allan Carpenter, James W. Loewen, Patricia K. Kummer, Corinne J. Naden

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A textbook which traces the history of Mississippi from prehistoric times until today, covering all areas of social life and concentrating on recent developments, especially the civil rights struggle and the search for social justice.

Alabama

Kathryn Tucker Windham, Kathleen Thompson, Ann Heinrichs, Allan Carpenter, Augustus Thomas, Virginia Van der Veer Hamilton, Michael A. Martin, Patricia K. Kummer

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Alabama, they say, is like one big front porch where folks gather on summer nights to tell tales and to talk family. Illustrations by H. Roland Russell Photography by Kathryn Tucker Windham.