Old and On Their Own by Robert Coles with photographs by Alex Harris & Thomas Roma We all want to live to a ripe old age, but what will it feel like when we get there? Pulitzer prize-winner Robert Coles celebrates the continued independence of women and men over seventy-five years old in these stories of stamina, humor, a nd hope spanning a century of American life. Alex Harris and Thomas Roma's photographs of the older citizens in their communities are a powerful complement to the voices heard here--these spirited individuals show us how to live our later years to the fullest. |