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The Common Good: An Indiana Heritage Built with Taxes, Tithes, and Tuition

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The seventh published book of his extraordinary photography, "The Common Good: An Indiana Heritage Built with Taxes, Tithes, and Tuition" by John Bower is a kind of memoriam and celebration of Indiana history as reflected in its now abandoned and decaying structures, buildings that once were the heart of their community's social, cultural, spiritual, and economic life. Each black-and-white photography is succinctly captioned and represents the fruits of Bower's expeditions up and down the length and breadth of the state in search of these rapidly disappearing structures that represent the varied history of an illustrious past. A 144-page compendium offering a nostalgic reminder of yesteryears now gone by, "The Common Good" is an especially recommended addition to academic regional American History and American Photography reference collections, Indiana community libraries, and the personal reading lists for anyone with an interest in the photographic preservation of American history.