Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette: A Mostly Affectionate Account of a Small Town's Fight to Survive - Softcover

Kauffman, Bill

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9780312423162: Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette: A Mostly Affectionate Account of a Small Town's Fight to Survive
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0312423160 ISBN 13: 9780312423162
Publisher: Picador, 2004

Synopsis

Bill Kauffman, a self-proclaimed "placeist" who believes that things urban are homogenizing our national scene, returned to his roots after a bumpy ride on the D.C. fast track. Rarely has he ventured forth since. Here he illuminates the place he loves, traveling from Batavia's scenic vistas to the very seams of its grimy semi-industrial pockets, from its architecturally insignificant new mall to the pastoral grounds of its internationally known School for the Blind. Not one to shy from controversy, Kauffman also investigates his town's efforts to devastate its landmarks through urban renewal, the passions simmering inside its clogged political machinery, and the sagging fortunes of its baseball heroes, the legendary Muckdogs.

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About the Author

Bill Kauffman has written for The Independent in London and The Wall Street Journal. Although Batavia remains his psychic home, he now resides five miles away in Elba, New York.

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Publisher
Picador
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0312423160
ISBN 13 
9780312423162
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224
Rating
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