Drew and Jimmy

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Summary: Visually pleasing as well as heart felt sicerity
Review: I came across this book on the recommendation of the author's mother. She was my grade school art teacher and mother of a long time classmate-Burton. I had not seen her since Burton's funeral, but when she mentioned Patrick's book I couldn't resist. I had been back in Walnut Grove for a weekend visit for a girlfriend's wedding. I had left for college a few years before and kept going. My family was not as deep rooted there as the Salisbury's were, but I grew up there and those roots run just as deep. Whenever school or life was getting stressful, the Delta was the first place I'd run to. It was a truly wonderful place to grow up, and the book depicts the eviroment beautifully. When I saw the pictures of the glass-like water, it made me want to be behind a ski boat once more. I knew Burton well, but Patrick was always the quiet older brother. I did know that they were total opposites personality wise. Burton was always the daredevil; class clown, as well as very gifted artistically like his mother and now as I see, Patrick also. My earliest memory of Burton I have is:him standing on a huge round table in our kindergarten classroom, which he then fell off of and cracked his head open for a few stitches. We grew apart after graduation, but he was part of many good memories I had while growing up in Walnut Grove...including one of my first crushes. I think about him often, though my life is far away from where I knew him last, and I miss him. Thank you Patrick for a little more closure:)

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Summary: Beautiful and thoughtful.
Review: Salisbury has created a wonderful jounal of growth and sensitivity. He has pulled at his heart to create this cronology of youth to adulthood. A somber passing, it would seem, for him.

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Summary: The best Christmas present ever
Review: Through the medium of photography you watch the development of the personalities of two young men in a more personal and detailed way than words could ever express. Drew & Jimmy is a journey from adolescence to manhood for both the boys and the reader made all the more personal by the poignant story of the author and his brother. The growth and development of the author are also evident in the beautifully cropped works of art that make up this extraordinary book. I received this book for Christmas and it is one of my treasures.

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Summary: The best Christmas present ever
Review: Through the medium of photography you watch the development of the personalities of two young men in a more personal and detailed way than words could ever express. Drew & Jimmy is a journey from adolescence to manhood for both the boys and the reader made all the more personal by the poignant story of the author and his brother. The growth and development of the author are also evident in the beautifully cropped works of art that make up this extraordinary book. I received this book for Christmas and it is one of my treasures.