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Karanian’s ‘The Armenian Highland’: A Printed-and-Bound Beauty

The Armenian Highland: Western Armenia and the First Armenian Republic of 1918
By Matthew Karanian
Stone Garden Press; First edition (April 15, 2019)
Hardcover, $49.95
I first met Matthew Karanian at the Hairenik offices in Watertown, Massachusetts some years back. During our brief but stimulating conversation, he confessed that the only reason he began taking photographs was so that “people would read what he has to say.” But sift through the pages of his latest book and you’ll be




Excellent review. You the essence and importance of this book. It is essential that parents and grandparents
teach their children about Western Armenia in two dimensions ….. from a personal family history perspective
and from an historical and geographical perspective. This book should be on the coffee table of every Armenian
family for all to review and absorb. The visuals and organization make it attractive for all ages. Matthew is
a great son of Armenia and a treasure to the community.