Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth

By Frances FitzGerald and Mary Cross

This volume is the result of an unusual collaboration between noted author Frances Fitzgerald and photojournalist Mary Cross. Both have travelled repeatedly to Vietnam and revisited the country together in 1999. From their extensive experience they have created a vivid look at Vietnam as it is today.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821227424
• ISBN13: 9780821227428
• Release Date: November 2001
• Publisher: Bulfinch Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 3.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.4" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up

Customer Reviews

Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth

Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth, photographs by Mary Cross and text by Frances FitzGerald, a book of surpassingly beautiful images by the distinguished American photographer and a thoughtful, radiantly intelligent text by the National Book Award-winning author and historian, bringing us the news, not entirely expected in some quarters, that since the devastation of the Vietnam War years, Vietnam has shifted to a market economy that has allowed for a "fascinating resurgence of traditional culture"; another work of surpassing beauty and ambition.Joyce Carol Oates

Vietnam: Spirits of the Earth

Ever since serving in the Army from 1967-71 I have been curious about what Vietnam is really like. I was never sent over while in the army so all I know was what I read and heard. This book is informatively writen and beautifully photographed. This book is not about the war, it is about the country today. Extraordinary in every sense!