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For better or worse, the view through a car's windshield has redefined how we see the world around us. In some cases, such as the American parkway, the view from the road was the be-all and end-all of the highway; in others, such as the Italian autostrada, the view of a fast, efficient transportation machine celebrating either Fascism or its absence was the goal. These varied environments are neither necessary nor accidental but the outcomes of historical negotiations, and whether we abhor them or take delight in them, they have become part of the fabric of human existence. The World beyond the Windshield: Roads and Landscapes in the United States and Europe is the first systematic, comparat...
From successful well-driller to governor and United States senator, Peter Norbeck worked tirelessly for South Dakota and was rewarded with the state's highest offices. A progressive Republican and strong supporter of the policies of Theodore Roosevelt, he was a towering figure in South Dakota politics. In Peter Norbeck: Prairie Statesman, Gilbert Fite has written the definitive biography of this important man.
In 1912, a group of ambitious young men, including future Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter and future journalistic giant Walter Lippmann, became disillusioned by the sluggish progress of change in the Taft Administration. The individuals started to band together informally, joined initially by their enthusiasm for Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose campaign. They self-mockingly called the 19th Street row house in which they congregated the "House of Truth," playing off the lively dinner discussions with frequent guest (and neighbor) Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. about life's verities. Lippmann and Frankfurter were house-mates, and their frequent guests included not merely Holmes but Louis B...
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M.L. Flados has a gift for making the meaningful and the mundane come alive in this retrospective of growing up Norwegian and Lutheran during the Great Depression. Her vivid narration of a former American lifestyle, is a remarkable sociological study of the dirty thirties and World War II. . Follow the Authors interesting, sometimes hilarious, sashay from her childhood on a midwestern farm to life as a college professors wife, registered nurse, motivational speaker and writer. The Road From Spink is historical, readable, infinitely funny. The Road From Spink is a treasure. More than a personal family story, it is a sociological study of the Depression years and of a lifestyle in America that modern generations will never know. Bill Meyer, Publisher. President, Hoch Publishing Co. Inc., Marion, Kansas For those who love history, The Road From Spink tells the story of an important era. It is a must read. Bruce Odson, Publisher, Leader Courier, Elk Point, South Dakota. M.L. Flados writes with great detail and a sense of humor of growing up Norwegian and Lutheran in the Midwest. Julie Madden, Akron Hometowner.
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"Wishart and the staff of the Center for Great Plains Studies have compiled a wide-ranging (pun intended) encyclopedia of this important region. Their objective was to 'give definition to a region that has traditionally been poorly defined,' and they have