Turn of the Twentieth by Susan Zizza
By rediscovering the photography and artwork of Glenduen Ladd and publishing this lovely collection of her work, Susan Zizza has accomplished an important task: she has recreated the life of a small, vibrant North Country community, in all its richness. Its all here: hard work on the farm and in the woods, the busy life of the village, family celebrations, church history, even the Gibson Girl fashions of the day. Through the life of this one artist, Zizza has given us the life of her town and her milieu. It is a remarkable achievement.—Tom Slayton, editor emeritus, Vermont Life magazineGlenduen Ladds photographs are part art and part visual record. We are very fortunate that they survive. Cheers to Susan Zizza for her fascinating interpretation of this wonderful collection —William P. Veillette, Executive Director, New Hampshire Historical SocietySusan Zizza has unearthed buried treasure in the photography of Glenduen Ladd, whose beautiful work compels interest in its own right, as well as a window into the most pivotal decades of North Country history. Turn of the Twentieth is both a skillful survey of this work and a moving portrait of the unusual woman behind the lens.—Richard Adams Carey, author of Against The Tide: Fate of the New England FishermanNeed A Break From 21st Century Stress?STEP back in time to the Turn Of The Twentieth century world of photographer and artist Glenduen Ladd, born in 1891. Over 70 images offer an intimate view of her fast-changing world. Buggies were bumped by the auto and the Gibson Girl made fashion waves that reached even to Ladds home at New England's northern tip. Ladd's lens and paint brush captures the peace and optimism of her era, when, as statesman Harold Macmillan once observed, people believed everything would get better and better. Most of these images (which include a section on her art) have never before been made public. These and related archives and interviews, provide intriguing footnotes to this region's history-the rescue of a Revolutionary soldier's grave and those of other early settlers in a Canadian border hamlet; the Adventist movement that spread north after the Great Disappointment, when the world's end failed to arrive as predicted by William Miller; and tales of frontiersmen that bring to mind the likes of Daniel Boone and James Fenimore Cooper's Hawkeye.
So, readers, leave behind the stress of the 21st century-shut off the cell phone, push away from the computer and take an armchair trip back into Ladd's Turn of the Twentieth Century world.
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Zizza, Susan: - Through the images and information preserved by the Colebrook Historical Society, Cohos Historical Society, Columbia Historical Committee, Stewartstown Day Committee, and area historians, Susan Zizza brings the rich fabric of this region s history to light. She has earned New Hampshire Press Association awards for her work as editor and photojournalist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781499005332 |
| ISBN 10 | 1499005334 |
| Title | Turn of the Twentieth |
| Author | Susan Zizza |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Xlibris |
| Year published | 2014-05-09 |
| Number of pages | 106 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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