Story Of A Rivertown

Author : Peter Hessler
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062028987
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book River Town written by Peter Hessler and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be.

Author : Ira Don Richards
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Story of a Rivertown written by Ira Don Richards and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lynn Litterine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781947175280
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book River Town Girl written by Lynn Litterine and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-06 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River Town Girl is a memoir that braids three separate themes: life in a tiny Hudson River town right across from Manhattan, the delights and the power of storytelling, and one girl's experience growing up--and out of pain--in the 1950s, '60s, and early '70s.

Author : Gerald Mortimer Capers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780807802892
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Biography of a River Town written by Gerald Mortimer Capers and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author tells the story of Memphis before 1900 as an approach to the study of a complex region where, in antebellum days, West met South, agriculture was linked with commerce, and, during the Civil War, economic interest clashed with sectional loyalty and lost. Personal knowledge, local sources, maps, and contemporary drawings make the book lively and authentic. Originally published in 1939. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : Orvelo Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780976837060
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rivertown Boys and Other Stories written by Orvelo Wood and published by . This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Mary Sue Shy Anton
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.8A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Madrid written by Mary Sue Shy Anton and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New Madrid: A Mississippi River Town in History and Legend focuses on the hearts and minds of a restless population as it moved west into the Mississippi River Valley in the 1800s. The river-port town of New Madrid, Missouri, strategically located just below the junction of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, and destined to be the capital of "New Spain," was en route for thousands of early Americans. New Madrid's pioneers reveal their past and their stories through letters, newspapers, official records, and other sources. The author takes the reader through the town's history, recounting tales of legendary people whose lives crossed with those of area residents. Lively illustrations, photographs, and maps enhance the stories, a treasure for anyone whose ancestors experienced the westward movement, participated in the Civil War, were slave-owners, slaves, or American Indians, or for those who are curious about American life in earlier times.

Author : Dan & Connie Burkhardt
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780692691441
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Growing Up with the River written by Dan & Connie Burkhardt and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alice Bradley Haven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781436651257
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Gossips of Rivertown written by Alice Bradley Haven and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author : Thomas Keneally
Publisher : Nan A. Talese
ISBN 13 : 0307800636
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A River Town written by Thomas Keneally and published by Nan A. Talese. This book was released on 2011-11-16 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fleeing to Australia to escape the repressive life of British-controlled Ireland, Tim Shea is alarmed by his new home's equally stifling social order and its inclination towards prejudice. By the author of Schindler's List.

Author : Steven Gardner
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 9781387871469
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book History of an Allegheny River Town: Freeport, Pennsylvania written by Steven Gardner and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-08-21 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a comprehensive overview of the settlement of western Pennsylvania, with a focus on the evolution of the Borough of Freeport from its founding in 1797 to today. Included is a brief summary of the influences of the Native American Indians, founders William and David Todd, transportation including the Pennsylvania Mainline Canal and the Railroad systems, business and industry development from early settlement to current services, distilleries, newspapers, churches and much more.