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This book will alter the way you look at something as taken for granted as the landscape, especially fences. You will start to wonder who built those fences and why. You'll notice their shape and material. In short, you will take a moment to listen to the stories these fences have to tell. Larry Hamilton's photographs of fences from around the world will show you both familiar and new types of fences. He invites you to both observe and reflect, adding some historical information and whimsical commentary of his own. As you think about each fence's story, you might start to see connections between the physical fences we build and the psychological and cultural barriers we put up between each other. Both types of fences are, in reality, limited and temporary because fences are not permanent. They all break down in time. And knowing this, you can decide what fences you will or will not build in your own life.

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Lawrence S. Hamilton (1925-2016). Professor Emeritus, Cornell University. Grounded in love of Nature and a strong sense of fairness, Larry was a much-loved educator, environmental conservation leader, and peace activist. This book is a testament to his curiosity and good cheer, the love in his heart, plans in his head, and mud on his boots. Linda S. Hamilton, Larry's wife of 36 years, is a conservation planner and Nature advocate. Completing this fence book project for him, based on his annotated photos and initial draft, was a privilege and a labor of love after his death. Marie Riley is an educator and lawyer. She met Larry and Linda on the Big Island of Hawai'i, on a hike from Kipuka Nene down to a coastal campsite lit only by star-shine on the Pacific Ocean. Larry's enthusiasm for fences and their stories led her to pen these poems.

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