Abandoned in Place

Preserving America's Space History

Foreword by Roger D. Launius / Introduction by Betsy Fahlman / Prologue by Bob Thall
Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

Roland Miller's color photographs document the NASA, Air Force, and Army facilities across the nation that once played a crucial role in the space race.

About The Author

Roland Miller is the dean of the Communication Arts, Humanities and Fine Arts Division at the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (March 1, 2016)
  • Length: 176 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826356253

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Raves and Reviews

Roland Miller is on a mission to document the deserted sites of America's space race.--The Guardian

A phenomenal collection of images.--Crave Online

A phenomenal collection of images.--Crave Online

[Miller] is completely connected to his subjects, and his photographs are a visual extension, filled with reverence and empathy.--Quest

Abandoned in Place can be read as a reverent tour of history, but it's also a touchstone to a way of looking at the world and the future that unified a nation in ways that few things can.--Vantage

[Roland Miller] showcases images of deactivated and repurposed defense facilities and space-launch sites around the country.--The Wall Street Journal

Miller's arresting photographs are a testament to the early days of American space exploration. They allow us to glimpse part of what went into achieving what Kennedy called 'the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which man has ever embarked.'--Atlas Obscura

Serves not only as a documentary body of work, but also as an artistic interpretation of these historic sites, preserving a vanishing era in both the space race and the cold war.--Space.com

More than just a remembrance of a lost age of infrastructure, Abandoned in Place is a meditation on landscapes of immense historical significance that are overlooked by historic preservation.--Co.Design

Chronicles long-neglected and largely forgotten aspects of US space history.--Forbes

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