What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s Guide to Rebuilding America’s Communities—One Coffee Shop, Dog Run, and Open-Mike Night at a Time
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| Rating | : | 4.62 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01N80CTRI |
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| Number of Pages | : | 469 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-06-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Drawing on her own travels and the work of urban theorists, Williams offers real solutions to rebuild declining communities.What I Found in a Thousand Towns is more than a love letter to America's small towns, it's a deeply personal and hopeful message about the potential of America's lively and resilient communities.. She has played their venues, composed in their coffee shops, and drunk in their bars. She has seen these communities struggle, but also seen them thrive in the face of postindustrial identity crises.Here, Williams muses on why some towns flourish while others fail, examining elements from the significance of history and nature to the uniting power of public spaces and food. A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishesDubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums,
"Disconnected" according to Melanie Gilbert. What makes your town vibrant and welcoming? Author Dar Williams, argues that being able to interact with one another – what she calls proximity or “social capital” - is what gives a town its character.Based on the seven towns profiled in her book, that social capit. Cyrus Webb said Dar Williams reminds us of the importance of individual responsibility in new book celebrating community. One of the things I have learned is that we all have something to contribute to society.In her book WHAT I FOUND IN A THOUSAND TOWNS, recording artist and author Dar Williams explores the benefits of working together and what can happen when communities lose their way and their supp. Sylviastel said Bringing Positive Promixity To Your Town! Any Town!. Dar Williams has written a book about American towns like Beacon, New York; Moab, Utah; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania; Middletown, New York; Wilmington, Delaware, Carrboro, North Carolina; Finger Lakes, New York; and Gainesville, Florida in the country. Dar is a singer and songwriter b
Dar Williams gives us hope and vision for the possibilities of human connection."-Emily Saliers, Indigo Girls"Dar Williams channels the soul and spirit of Jane Jacobs. What I Found in a Thousand Towns will open your eyes to the key things that makes communities succeed and thrive even when the deck is stacked against them. With a song-writer's eye for detail and an urbanist's nose for what makes cities and towns work, she provides stunning portraits of America's great small towns. "During a time of political, economic, and social upheaval across the United States, Williams' grounded optimism is a refreshing corrective."-Kirkus"What I Found in a Thousand Towns is a thoughtful and passionately explored journey of how American towns can revitalize and come to life through their art, food, history, mom and pop business, and community bridge building. Anyone who has heard a Dar Williams song is familiar with her gifts in the first two categories. And what