The Blessed Town: Oxford, Georgia, at the Turn of the Century (American Places of the Heart) - Hardcover

Buck, Polly Stone

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0912697385 ISBN 13: 9780912697383

Publisher: Algonquin Books, 1986

Synopsis

The author shares her memories of life in Oxford, Georgia in 1907, describes the townspeople, and discusses religion, clothing, food, and the Black community

About this title

From Library Journal:

This is the second entertaining and well-written book in Algonquin's new series. Clyde Bresee's Sea Island Yankee ( LJ 5/15/86) was the first. Buck tells the story of Oxford, Georgia, a small Southern town, at the beginning of the 20th century when "God was definitely on the job in his heaven, not too far away from Oxford, and all was right with the world." His is a nostalgic look at life in small-town America shortly before the country was set on its industrial course. The author presents a rich, evocative account emphasizing the everyday existence in church, school, and home. Strongly recommended for public libraries. Ron Chepesiuk, Winthrop Coll. Lib., Rock Hill, S.C.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Algonquin Books
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0912697385
• ISBN 13: 9780912697383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 156