The Enduring Love Between 2 People And The 17 Dogs
They Shared Life With Is Memorialized In Woof!
In Woof! A Love Story of Dogs, Music, and Life, Robert Freeman shares heartfelt stories of the 17 wonderful dogs that shared the 42 happy years he spent with his wife Carol. Filled with beautiful photography, the book reflects on his marriage, his remarkable career in music, and the joy he and his wife received from the canine companions who accompanied them on their journey through life.
Freeman was a music school director when he fell in love with his assistant, Carol. Throughout their union they created a loving home for 17 dogs, all of which are featured through striking photography between the covers of Woof! This book is a celebration of true love — between people and between people and animals — and beautifully relates the eternal truth that the world would be a better place if everyone simply took good care of each other.
Author Robert Freeman is a musicologist, Steinway artist, and a professional musician. Over 42 years of marriage to his wife, Carol, he has been the proud master of 17 dogs — 11 of them golden retrievers, six of them American dogs. Having made tenure at MIT, he directed the Eastman School of Music for 24 years, presided over the New England Conservatory for three, and served as dean of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Texas in Austin for seven. He is also the author of the highly praised The Crisis of Classical Music in America. For the Eastman School’s website honoring Freeman, please visit https://www.esm.rochester.edu/freeman/.
WOOF! A Love Story of Dogs, Music, and Life
Page Publishing
Released: April 30, 2019
ISBN-10: 164462673X
ISBN-13: 978-1644626733
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