Illuminating the experiences of life in small-town America, award-winning writer for CBS News Peter Davis pens an ode to a small town thirty miles north of Cincinnati--documenting its strengths and struggles over the course of a year. After a scandal involving a high school teacher caught his interest, award-winning news writer Peter Davis spent a year studying life in Hamilton, Ohio. While examining the small town during an intense time of change, including segregation of schools and economic decline, Davis shares an ...
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Illuminating the experiences of life in small-town America, award-winning writer for CBS News Peter Davis pens an ode to a small town thirty miles north of Cincinnati--documenting its strengths and struggles over the course of a year. After a scandal involving a high school teacher caught his interest, award-winning news writer Peter Davis spent a year studying life in Hamilton, Ohio. While examining the small town during an intense time of change, including segregation of schools and economic decline, Davis shares an honest, full scope view of the life in a small town during the 1960s. Hometown takes readers into the forces that unite and divide the small-town community of Hamilton through a look at politics, sports, marriage, crime, and social lives in a variety of classes.
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Very Good. 1983. 1st. Hardcover. "8vo. Hometow is a kind of guidebook, throught no travlers' manual would contain any of what is found here. (blurb). 331p. Strong, clean, tight copy in near fine dw. First edition". Not a first edition copy.....We ship daily from our warehouse.
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Poor. Inscription on front endpaper, appears to be from author. Worn/faded cover. Poor jacket with tanning/scratches/scuffs/tears/missing sections. Foxing to textblock edges. Some cracks between pages. Text good. 331 p. ; 22 cm.
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Fine. The book itself is New! It has never been opened or read. The dust jacket does have some wear on the bottom at the spine. Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Good. There is either a name, note, or inscription on the inside cover. We flipped through this book and didn't notice any notes or underlines. The dust jacket is in rough shape, shows significant wear. Fast Shipping-Each order powers our free bookstore in Chicago and sending books to Africa!
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. An intimate account of six years in the life of Hamilton, Ohio. Jacket is chipped with edgewear, 1/5" closed tear on spine fold. Boards have light shelfwear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
