What I Found in a Thousand Towns: A Traveling Musician’s by Dar Williams

By Dar Williams


A liked folks singer offers an impassioned account of the autumn and upward thrust of the small American cities she cherishes

Dubbed by means of the New Yorker as "one of America's best possible singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her occupation no longer in stadiums, yet traveling America's small cities. She has performed their venues, composed of their espresso outlets, and under the influence of alcohol of their bars. She has noticeable those groups fight, but additionally visible them thrive within the face of postindustrial id crises.

Here, Williams muses on why a few cities flourish whereas others fail, reading components from the importance of heritage and nature to the uniting energy of public areas and foodstuff. Drawing on her personal travels and the paintings of city theorists, Williams bargains genuine ideas to rebuild declining communities.

What i discovered in 1000 cities is greater than a love letter to America's small cities, it is a deeply own and hopeful message concerning the strength of America's vigorous and resilient communities.

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