George A. Kennedy is Paddison Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His other books include Classical Rhetoric and Its Christian and Secular Tradition from Ancient to Modern Times and Greek Rhetoric under Christian Emperors.Bill Coleman was fifty years old, and a moderately successful portrait photographer when his life took a considerable change in direction. Driving on a country road one day in rural Pennsylvania, he was about to pass an Amish buggy slowly moving in front of him when he noticed that its rear wheel was about to fall off. He was able to stop the driver and help him right the wheel. As a result of this chance meeting, a growing… friendship developed between Coleman and these Old Order Amish that has lasted for decades. Reluctant models, the Amish slowly warmed to him and Coleman�s portfolio of images is grand in its scale and historical significance. We are honored to present a small collection of Coleman�s work in this book.