An American Hometown

Tom Roznowski

ISBN 10: 0253221293 / ISBN 13: 9780253221292

Published by Indiana University Press Nov 2009, 2009

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -They lived 'green' out of necessity-walking to work, repairing everything from worn shoes to wristwatches, recycling milk bottles and packing containers. Music was largely heard live and most residential streets had shade trees. The nearby Wabash River-a repeated subject of story and song-transported Sunday picnickers to public parks. In the form of an old-fashioned city directory, An American Hometown celebrates a bygone American era, focusing on life in 1920s Terre Haute, Indiana. With artfully drawn biographical sketches and generously illustrated histories, noted musician, historian, and storyteller Tom Roznowski not only evokes a beauty worth remembering, but also brings to light just how many of our modern ideas of sustainable living are deeply rooted in the American tradition. 288 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: An American Hometown
• Publisher: Indiana University Press Nov 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253221293
• ISBN 13: 9780253221292
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 20D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 505 grams

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Synopsis

They lived "green" out of necessity―walking to work, repairing everything from worn shoes to wristwatches, recycling milk bottles and packing containers. Music was largely heard live and most residential streets had shade trees. The nearby Wabash River―a repeated subject of story and song―transported Sunday picnickers to public parks. In the form of an old-fashioned city directory, An American Hometown celebrates a bygone American era, focusing on life in 1920s Terre Haute, Indiana. With artfully drawn biographical sketches and generously illustrated histories, noted musician, historian, and storyteller Tom Roznowski not only evokes a beauty worth remembering, but also brings to light just how many of our modern ideas of sustainable living are deeply rooted in the American tradition.

About the Author

Tom Roznowski, based in Bloomington, Indiana, is a writer and musician. He is host of Hometown, a radio program broadcast byNPR affiliate WFIU.