Dow sketches the 80-year attempt--from1871 to 1951--by his home town to establish itself as the dominate civic entity in Harlan County, Nebraska. Its effort has an unusual outcome, but it still claims to be "the only Republican City in the world."
Dow sketches the 80-year attempt--from1871 to 1951--by his home town to establish itself as the dominate civic entity in Harlan County, Nebraska. Its ...
Before he died in 2012, organic farmer Bill Dow sat down to tell this account of his lifelong food activism and path-breaking farming methods. Raised on a family farm in Mississippi, Bill went to medical school in the sixties. Running into injustice at every turn, he combined his knowledge of farming with a passion for public health to focus on healthy, organic food. Decades before the blossoming of the food movement, he founded farmers' markets, sold directly to restaurants and experimented with organic methods. Bill was the first certified organic farmer in North Carolina. As a farmer,...
Before he died in 2012, organic farmer Bill Dow sat down to tell this account of his lifelong food activism and path-breaking farming methods. Rais...
Built in 1911, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans. Drawing on the perspectives of historians, architects, fans and players, the author describes how Tiger Stadium grew, adapted and thrived, and how it was demolished in 2008 - a casualty of racism and corporate welfare. Chronological diagrams illustrate the evolution of the playing field.
Built in 1911, Detroit's Tiger Stadium provided unmatched access for generations of baseball fans. Drawing on the perspectives of historians, architec...
