{"product_id":"the-soul-of-a-small-david-g-wharton-9780806131788","title":"The Soul of a Small Texas Town: The Photographers, Memories, and History from McDade, Texas","description":"\u003cp\u003eThirty-five miles east of Austin, McDade, Texas is quintessential small-town America. McDade's colorful history, from its founding in 1871 as a Wild West boomtown and continuing to the much quieter present day, comes to life in \u003cem\u003eThe Soul of a Small Texas Town\u003c\/em\u003e. David Wharton's contemporary photographs of the community and its residents and his accompanying narrative reveal growth and decline, shared family histories, traditions, crises, and celebrations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book explores the impact of local issues, discusses how regional, national, and international events affect the community, and speculates about the town's uncertain future. A fascinating story, it is also an important reflection of life in small rural towns throughout the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David G. Wharton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806131780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806131788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.31h x 8.79w x 0.92d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/24\/2000 pg. 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2000 pg. 114","brand":"David G. Wharton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926249505023,"sku":"9780806131788","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a167f72d-3281-4de3-8f0a-afc3ee3944a3.jpg?v=1681082028","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-soul-of-a-small-david-g-wharton-9780806131788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}