In Welcome to Utopia, quintessential American stories-the mom anxiously sending her sons to Iraq and Afghanistan, teens longing to escape the familiar, old-timers trying to hold onto their roots while the world around them changes-come to life on every page. Karen Valby's extraordinary capacity to observe and empathize helps us understand that whether we live in a small town like Utopia, Texas, or a large city, we confront the same fears and dream the same dreams.
Welcome to Utopia celebrates the bonds that connect us, while proving that the only things that are small about small towns are our preconceptions of them.
| ISBN: | 9780292738751 |
| Publication date: | 1st March 2012 |
| Author: | Karen Valby |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 247 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Local history |
In Welcome to Utopia, quintessential American stories-the mom anxiously sending her sons to Iraq and Afghanistan, teens longing to escape the familiar, old-timers trying to hold onto their roots while the world around them changes-come to life on every page. Karen Valby's extraordinary capacity to observe and empathize helps us understand that whether we live in a small town like Utopia, Texas, or a large city, we confront the same fears and dream the same dreams.
Welcome to Utopia features in the following genres: History of the Americas, Local history
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Welcome to Utopia was written by Karen Valby and published by University of Texas Press
Welcome to Utopia has 247 pages