An American hometown : Terre Haute, Indiana, 1927 /
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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | 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 |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780253005038 0253005035 |