Stone Country, New Edition

"Sanders' perceptive and moving writing and Wolin's haunting and majestic photographs remain as powerful as ever . . . This new edition should endure."—Bloom

"Photos contrast the current world of the limestone industry with what the authors found in the 1980s. A worthwhile read!"—Limestone Symposium Newsletter

"Photos contrasts the current world of the limestone industry with what the authors found in the 1980s. A worthwhile read!"—Amy Brier, president, sculptor, co-founder, Limestone Symposium

"Two decades ago I discovered Scott Sanders' writing and since then I've known true envy. Like all his works, [this book] is that rarest of gifts for a reader—a book that listens to and learns from every form of life around us, a hymn to our humanity writ in stone."—Charles Johnson, author of The Middle Passage, recipient of the National Book Award for Fiction, reviewing a previous edition or volume

"In Limestone Country is a thoughtful and fine local geography. Scott Sanders, judging little and setting forth much, gives us texture and depth in southern Indiana, a place that's dressed a phenomenal number of the nation's enduring buildings."—Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men, reviewing a previous edition or volume

"Sanders describes a rugged country full of history, hardship and natural wonders. Read this wonderful book for a glimpse of the past and of an industry that clothes our buildings and monuments."—Ohioana Quarterly, reviewing a previous edition or volume

"Two decades ago I discovered Scott Sanders' writing and since then I've known true envy. Like all his works, [this book] is that rarest of gifts for a reader—a book that listens to and learns from every form of life around us, a hymn to our humanity writ in stone."—Charles Johnson, author of The Middle Passage, recipient of the National Book Award for Fiction

"In Limestone Country is a thoughtful and fine local geography. Scott Sanders, judging little and setting forth much, gives us texture and depth in southern Indiana, a place that's dressed a phenomenal number of the nation's enduring buildings."—Barry Lopez, author of Arctic Dreams and Of Wolves and Men

"Sanders describes a rugged country full of history, hardship and natural wonders. Read this wonderful book for a glimpse of the past and of an industry that clothes our buildings and monuments."—Ohioana Quarterly