{"product_id":"abandoned-america-matthew-christopher-9782361950941","title":"Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences","description":"\u003cp\u003eThroughout the ages, mankind has been fascinated by the ruins of previous societies. The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles that have vanished in an attempt to capture their mystique and beauty. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally intended as an examination of the rise and fall of the state hospital system, Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America rapidly grew to encompass derelict factories and industrial sites, schools, churches, power plants, hospitals, prisons, military installations, hotels, resorts, homes, and more. \u003cp\u003eThrough his collection of writing and photography, Christopher has spent the last decade documenting the ruins of one of the greatest civilizations the world has ever known: our own. Exploring sites like the charred remains of the Hotel Do De, the rusted cells of the Essex County Jail Annex, the sublime majesty of the Church of the Transfiguration, or the eerie and dilapidated remnants of the New Castle Elks Lodge, the work spans architectural treasures left to the elements and then all too often lost forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Christopher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 2361950944\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9782361950941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonglez Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 11.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Matthew Christopher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43940723491071,"sku":"9782361950941","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_dacd2026-8880-47a3-931b-af70c2e85a1e.jpg?v=1681448824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abandoned-america-matthew-christopher-9782361950941","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}