Great Americans

by Ottesen, KK; Ottesen, KK

• ISBN13: 9781582342962
• ISBN10: 1582342962
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

From an inspired project - to document the lives of ordinary Americans with extraordinary names - emerges a fascinating composite portrait of our country. Did you know Elvis Presley lives - and works as a data supervisor at a hospital in Texas? That Jackie Kennedy is a sales clerk at an outlet mall in Mississippi? Ever met Marilyn Monroe, a retired politician in Iowa; Al Capone, who works at a food distribution center in South Philly; Bob Dylan, a cashier at a Las Vegas casino; or Muhammad Ali, a University of Minnesota freshman and aspiring neuroscientist? What do they look like? Where have they been? And what does it mean to them to be American? Great Americanschronicles KK Ottesen's odyssey across America to photograph and interview people who happen to share names with our nation's most famous and infamous icons. From every state and the District of Columbia, each person's portrait is captured in a gorgeous, black-and-white photograph, and in their own words they answer questions about their lives, their adventures under these famous monikers, and how they feel about living in this country today. Great Americansis a moving, amusing, and beautiful testament to everyday heroes: the people who make America the great mosaic it is.

Author Biography

KK Ottesen received her B.A. in political theory from Wesleyan University and her M.B.A. in finance from Yale. Her photographs have been published in local and national newspapers, magazines, and books. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

John Adams Swanton, Vermont	p. 2
Samuel Patrick Adams Pierre, South Dakota	p. 4
Sam Adams Pierre, South Dakota	p. 5
Muhammad Ali Minneapolis, Minnesota	p. 6
Clara Barton Joppa, Maryland	p. 10
Al Capone Franklinville, New Jersey	p. 12
Charlie Chaplin Seabrook, South Carolina	p. 16
Cesar Chavez Berkeley, California	p. 18
Chris Columbus Nashua, New Hampshire	p. 20
Davey Crockett Old Town, Maine	p. 22
James Dean Bismarck, North Dakota	p. 24
Emily Dickinson Wilmington, Ohio	p. 26
Frederick Douglass Manassas, Virginia	p. 28
Bob Dylan Las Vegas, Nevada	p. 30
Amelia Earhart Gainesville, Florida	p. 32
Betty Ford Little Rock, Arkansas	p. 36
Greta Garbo Louisville, Kentucky	p. 38
Jerry Garcia Honolulu, Hawaii	p. 40
Al Gore Globe, Arizona	p. 42
Jimmy Hoffa Newton, Kansas	p. 44
Oliver Wendell Holmes New Haven, Connecticut	p. 46
Herbert Hoover Carthage, Missouri	p. 48
Rock Hudson North Kingston, Rhode Island	p. 52
Langston Hughes Washington, D.C.	p. 54
Jesse James Saint Marys, West Virginia	p. 56
Thomas Jefferson Wheatland, Wyoming	p. 58
Helen Keller Wrangell, Alaska	p. 60
Grace Kelly Mobile, Alabama	p. 62
Jackie Kennedy Magee, Mississippi	p. 64
John F. Kennedy Dover, Delaware	p. 66
Martin Luther King Savannah, Georgia	p. 68
Lois Lane Madison, Wisconsin	p. 72
Bruce Lee Amberst, Massachusetts	p. 74
Robert E. Lee Judith Gap, Montana	p. 76
Abraham Lincoln Chicago, Illinois	p. 78
Marilyn Monroe Des Moines, Iowa	p. 80
Richard Nixon Boise, Idaho	p. 82
Scarlett O'Hara Swoyersville, Pennsylvania	p. 84
Rosa Parks Durham, North Carolina	p. 86
Edgar Allen Poe Comanche, Oklahoma	p. 90
Elvis Presley Houston, Texas	p. 92
Ronald Reagan Spokane, Washington	p. 94
Paul Revere Embassy of Heaven (Stayton, Oregon)	p. 96
Eleanor Roosevelt Montrose, Colorado	p. 100
Betsy Ross Salt Lake City, Utah	p. 102
Babe Ruth Lansing, Michigan	p. 104
Homer Simpson Loudon, Tennessee	p. 106
Joan Sitting Bull Bosque Farms, New Mexico	p. 108
Gertrude Stein Rensselaer, Indiana	p. 110
Shirley Temple Brooklyn, New York	p. 112
Martha Washington New Orleans, Louisiana	p. 114
John Wayne Phillips, Nebraska	p. 118
Reference: Famous Names, Famous People	p. 120
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