Description
Tracy Kidder offers an intimate portrait of Northampton, Massachusetts, examining the people, institutions, histories, and everyday encounters that shape life in a contemporary American town. Moving across social boundaries and between the ordinary and extraordinary, he reveals the complexity hidden beneath the surface of a seemingly familiar community. The book explores civic identity, individual lives, local history, and the challenges of building a shared future in a changing society. With vivid observation and humane storytelling, it considers how a diverse collection of people creates not just a town, but a place to call home.
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paperback
Washington Square Press
Published May 1, 2000
464 pages
ISBN: 9780671785215
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First Published
2000
Language
eng
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