false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176355493m/616762.jpg 616762 1 Over the last 25 years while driving through 49 states, Sam Fentress encountered thousands of religious signs along America's highways, city streets and country roads. With over 150 images from every region of the country, Bible Road: Signs of Faith in the American Landscape is his photographic chronicle of what he discovered on beauty salon windows, highway pylons, silos and burger joint marquees. Aware that photographers Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, Robert Frank, and others had only partially documented the subject, Fentress embarked on this remarkable and singular typology of roadside evangelism in America. 603191 15 2 2007 Bible Road: Signs of Faith in the American Landscape total:6|5:2|4:3|3:1| 6 25 7 4 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 18:53:47 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 09:23:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:48:34 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 10:53:23 -0700 2009 Bible Road is a beautiful, funny, fascinating look at church signs and structures across America. While the text doesn't shed too much light on the process or how the book got started, the photos themselves are captivating. You have to imagine the thought process that went into some of these, especi...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 16:58:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 17:03:44 -0800 2009
What is surprising, to some extent, is the wide geographical scope of this book; 49 states, in which these pictures were taken. For the most part you would have expected...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 05 12:32:58 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 05 16:06:18 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Wed Oct 07 13:12:52 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 13:12:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Mar 11 13:18:32 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:18:32 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 06 17:26:58 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 06 17:27:00 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=616762