Andrew Hurley

Kazhduju osen Dzhon Pentekost vozvraschaetsja na fermu, gde on vyros Kazhdyj god on pomogaet seme prignat ovets s bolot na zimu. Malo chto menjaetsja v dalekoj derevenke, no v etot god umiraet ded Dzhona, a na fermu vpervye priezzhaet ego zhena Ket.Zhiteli Endlands zaschischajut svoi zemli ot khitrogo Djavola s pomoschju rasskazov i starinnykh obrjadov. No poka fermery zanjaty svoimi delami, Djavol podbiraetsja gorazdo blizhe, chem oni dumali.

A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighbourhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes

A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighbourhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes

The years immediately following the Second World War witnessed a dramatic transformation of America's working-class suburbs, driven by an unprecedented post-war prosperity and a burgeoning consumer culture. Chrome and neon were the new currency in this newly vital consumer culture, and no post-war consumer products trafficked more heavily in this currency than diners, bowling alleys, and trailer parks. Through these three distinctively American institutions, Andrew Hurley examines the struggle of Americans with modest means to attain the good life after two long decades of depression and war. He tells the story of the humble origins, explosive growth, and gradual, sad decline of the diner, bowling alley, and trailer park in expert fashion. This is cultural and social history that knows how to entertain.