Life at the Crossroads: Reflections from a Country Store (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781439239568)

Sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and wandering through a 1950's and 60's history of a rural Wisconsin community that revolved around a country store, Life at the Crossroads takes readers down the paths of: coffee table culture in a country store; country school images; kids struggling with redwing blackbirds and the church; fighting communists; neighbors, salesmen and sojourners; life in the tobacco fields; urban renewal and the demise of the country store; hospitality and the search for community. Originating in the same area of Wisconsin that was fodder for Ben Logan's work, The Land Remembers, Felde's reflections from a country store provide a slice of Americana from a later generation and continue to explore the subtle richness of rural communities.

Author: Robert Felde
ISBN-10: 1439239568
ISBN-13: 9781439239568
Publisher: Booksurge Publishing
Language: English
Published: 05/18/2009
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.37lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.33d