Beneath the Ashes: Words and Images Inspired by the Mt. Pinatubo Disaster by Howard Shernoff (Out of Print)

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By Howard Shernoff and David Shernoff

BENEATH THE ASHES portrays the human condition that resulted from the unprecedented natural disaster caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines during the summer of 1991. It is a handsome, high quality book containing photographs & text which together capture the daily struggle of lives transformed by the power of nature. The full-page color images are accompanied by eloquently written narration & verse which transcend the facts to relate a first-hand account of the Filipinos' strength & abiding faith. It is the only serious document of an ongoing tragedy among the greatest natural disasters of the 20th century. Co-authored by two brothers, one an accomplished photographer, the other an accomplished writer & educator, it is a non-profit publication, with all net proceeds being donated to recovery efforts in the Philippines. RALPH NADER calls it "a collaboration worth emulating on a small & large scale in our society...The color pictures portray the devastation, the flight of families, the poignant way children & their parents adapt, & the heroic behavior that rises from these ashes." BENEATH THE ASHES combines photography, poetry, history, geology, & philanthropy to make it a publication with wide appeal.

64 pages
ISBN: 978-09-6-328910-0
Language: English