Migration: Lost and Found in America - A Heartwarming Story of Cultural Adaptation | Perfect for Book Clubs, Immigration Studies & American History Enthusiasts

Donald McCrea's wonderfully conceived excellent photo-bio-epic, "Migration: Lost and Found in America," just arrived in my mailbox this morning. From Travis Ruse's opening images in a NY subway to Edward Burtynksy's masterfully executed big screen visions of America's sprawling freeways and decommissioned helicopters, McCrea's photo migration across America is vast, sprawling, and filled with unforgettable images. My favorite two page spread came courtesy of Susana Raab--on the left, three Colonel Sanders lookalikes: on the right, a couple in a diner sitting across from a giant costumed chicken. In McCrea's America, nothing seems out of place--not Will Steacy's lawn peppered with mounted deer heads, Dave Jordano's water slide to nowhere, Joe Burull's blue-eyed horse, or Mark Indig's massive "You Are Beautiful" sign, tucked beneath a dirty and decrepit overhead freeway. Or maybe, jaded now by the recent recession, David Zaitz's "Welcome to Rosamond: Gateway to Progress" doesn't even surprise anymore. It's Shelley's "Ozymandias" revisited, "Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!...The lone and level sands stretch far away." McCrea's migration across America reveals an America that's been waiting to be rediscovered. And McCrea has assembled a wonderful collection of photographers who do exactly that.