Sacred Ground: A Tribute to America's Veterans

by Tom Ruck

A sweeping tour of some of America's most beautiful and moving cemeteries, "Sacred Ground" features richly evocative photographs from military cemeteries across the country, enhanced by poignant quotes, powerful essays, and speeches from famous Americans throughout history.

Genres: Photography

189 pages, Hardcover

First published October 16, 2007

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 5 out of 5]

From this book: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and for his orphan," President Abraham Lincoln said when Congress authorized Lincoln "to purchase cemetery grounds, and cause them to be securely enclosed, to be used as a national cemetery for soldiers who shall die in the service of the country." As of the publication of this magnificent book in 2007, there were 141 national cemeteries and more than three million Americans buried in them. The photography here is stunning, the prose perfect: respectful without artifice. What appears to be the main gate (or at least one gate) into Indiantown Gap Cemetery in Annville, Pennsylvania is an architectural masterpiece. Togus Cemetery in Maine at Christmas is breathtaking. The Golden Gate bridge in the background of the San Franciso Cemetery may offer a view you've never seen or considered. Many photographs are worth framing: I might buy a 2nd copy for that purpose. This book is a celebration of ALL men and women who have served and protected our Constitution: to each, THANK YOU, we'll never forget. Would that all Americans be willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for America.

[Joyce Faulkner · Rating 5 out of 5]

MWSA 2009 Gold Medal for Non-fiction

[Ellison · Rating 4 out of 5]

features comments by well-known people and images of national cemeteries. some images are of headstones as far as the eye can see, showing how many deaths it took to give us the country that we have, rip.