New Mexico Then & Now [Hardcover]

William Stone (Author, Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 156 pages
• Publisher: Westcliffe Publishers (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1565794435
• ISBN-13: 978-1565794436
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 14.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #902,169 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars William Stone Snaps a Winner in the Click of a Shutter, November 19, 2004

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Constance M. Gotsch "Novelist On Board" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Mexico Then & Now (Hardcover)

If you like history and art, you'll love WILLIAM STONE'S NEW MEXICO THEN AND NOW. Using the principal of repeat photography--finding an old picture of a location and rephotographing the same spot--he created a photographic, geographic, and to a degree social history of the state called The Land of Enchantment. You'll have a good time looking through this beautiful coffee table volume. Like every region of the world, New Mexico has had its share of quirky places, where outrageous people did off the wall stuff. And--places where events were dead serious, and which still influence our lives, though they happened long ago. With his large-format camera and tall tripod, STONE has captured the best of The Land of Enchantment's spots for the now images. Even better, his then shots were taken by some of America's finest early photographers. William Henry Jackson, Edward Weston, and many others bring the pages of the book to life. STONE's captions add to the pictures, documenting his feelings and thoughts as he worked on each location. His writing partner, JEROLD WIDDSON's articulare essays tie the pictures together in a lively fashion. No dull paragraphs full of facts here. In fact, if you have sonmeone at home think's history class is boring, leave NEW MEXICO THEN AND NOW around to be discovered. If you have someone who finds history exciting, NEW MEXICO THEN AND NOW is the perfect coffee table book because it's designed to be opened and examined slowly--savored, in other words, like a nice, hot cuppa your favorite brew. In case you haven't figured it out, I enjoyed NEW MEXICO THEN AND NOW. I did it on many levels. Though it focuses on one region of the country, it carries a universal message about change and stability that's fun to discover and think about. It gives us a sense of the American contribution to photography as an art form--and that contribution was no small one. It offers a glimpse of what the west was like to settle and live in--and what it's like today, as a result. NEW MEXICO THEN AND NOW will make a great addition to anyone's living room.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful NM book!, July 3, 2006

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Sheryl A. Nanco (Albuquerque) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Mexico Then & Now (Hardcover)

This book was extremely interesting and informative. I have lived in Albuquerque my whole life and found it to be accurate. I ordered it for my boyfriend, Thomas, but we both have enjoyed. I will be getting the Albuquerque, Then and Now next.

Sheryl nanco

5.0 out of 5 stars History comes alive, August 11, 2010

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D. Allin (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Mexico Then & Now (Hardcover)

This is a fantastic coffe table book that I actually read from cover to cover. Of course, it's mostly photographs, so it wasn't too hard to do, but still. The author has collected old photographs of New Mexico, most of them from the 19th century, and then took photos of the same scenes as they look today. The captions explain a little history of the old photo, and interesting comments about how the new photo was taken. In some cases the old buildings are still standing, and in others there is no longer any trace that the buildings or entire towns even existed. The new photos are very high quality, and the printing of the book is top notch. If you have any interest in New Mexican history or the state's scenic wonders, this is a must have.