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A Place Called Home: Writings On The Midwestern Small Town

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Item Length : 9 in
Item Weight : 23.4 Oz
Format : Trade Paperback
ISBN : 9780873514514
Item Height : 1.3 in
Language : English
Publication Year : 2003
Author : Richard O. Davies
Book Title : Place Called Home : Writings on the Midwestern Small Town
Number of Pages : 445 Pages
Genre : Social Science, Literary Collections
Item Width : 6 in
Topic : American / General, Customs & Traditions, Sociology / Urban
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society Press
gtin13 : 9780873514514

Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Title: A Place Called Home: Writings On The Midwestern Small Town ISBN13: 9780873514514 ISBN10: 0873514513 Author: Davies, Richard O. (Editor), Amato, Joseph a. (Editor), Pichaske, David R. (Editor) Description: 2004 Minnesota Book Award Winner The Midwestern Small Town Has Long Held An Iconic Place In American Culture–From The Imaginings Of Sinclair Lewis’s Main Street And Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio To Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon But The Reality Is Much More Complex, As The Small Town Has Been A Study In Transition From Its Very Inception In A Place Called Home, Editors Richard O Davies, Joseph A Amato, And David R Pichaske Offer The First Comprehensive Examination Of The Midwestern Small Town And Its Evolving Nature From The 1800S To The Present This Rich Collection, Gleaned From The Best Writings Of Historians, Novelists, Social Scientists, Poets, And Journalists, Features Not Only Such Well-Known Authors As Sherwood Anderson, Carol Bly, Willa Cather, Hamlin Garland, Langston Hughes, Garrison Keillor, William Kloefkorn, Sinclair Lewis, Susan Allen Toth, And Mark Twain But Also Many Lesser Known And Exceptionally Talented Writers Five Chronological Sections Trace The Founding, Growth, And Decline Of The Midwestern Town, And Introductory Comments Illuminate Its Ever-Changing Face The Result Is A Wide-Ranging Collection Of Writings On The Community At The Heart Of America Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOC PR Publication Date: 2003-03-10 Weight: 1.47 lbs Dimensions: 1.31” H x 9.06” L x 5.98” W Number of Pages: 437 Language: English

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