{"product_id":"a-postcard-from-kasos-1965-robert-a-mccabe-9780789214300","title":"A Postcard from Kasos, 1965","description":"\u003cp\u003eKasos is the southernmost island of the Dodecanese, lying between Karpathos and Crete. Roughly eleven miles long and four miles wide, Kasos was famed from antiquity as a center of shipbuilding, and played a role in the Greek War of Independence. But with the advent of steam, the island's shipyard closed, and its population dwindled. Today some one thousand people remain on the island, living in five small villages full of historic homes and churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1965, Robert McCabe traversed the stormy seas to Kasos, and was instantly captivated by its rocky, mountainous landscape and sparkling beaches. Through his lens, we encounter the island's daily life and striking terrain; from its ports, where crowds await the mail's arrival; to the villages, where carefree children play in the streets, dancers step to the music of lyres and violins, and friends gather for coffee; to the mountaintop views of fields, shores, and islands nestled in the sea. In a stark contrast to the transformation undergone by other Greek islands, many of the scenes depicted in McCabe's photographs remain almost unchanged today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe text, by Nikos G. Mastropavlos, a distinguished journalist who grew up on Kasos, brings the photographs to life and sheds light on the island's history. Mastropavlos and another essayist of Kasiote ancestry, Marilen Frangoulis Kedros, offer thoughtful reflections on the meaning of the island to its inhabitants and their descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing stunning full-page tritone reproductions of McCabe's photographs, \u003cem\u003eA Postcard from Kasos, 1965\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to all travelers off the beaten track.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert A. McCabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 078921430X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789214300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 8.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Robert A. McCabe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947153228031,"sku":"9780789214300","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bdb00ad0-032e-4fc5-9fda-4d7138cd5f5f.jpg?v=1681517033","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-postcard-from-kasos-1965-robert-a-mccabe-9780789214300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}