{"product_id":"letters-to-the-editor-two-hundred-years-in-the-life-of-an-american-town-9780684848532","title":"Letters to the Editor: Two Hundred Years in the Life of an American Town","description":"The voices of America's past and present live on in this timeless portrayal of small-town America, which, through two hundred years of letters to one town's newspapers, evokes the most memorable moments in our history and the passions they engendered. \u003cbr\u003e Since the days of the Founding Fathers, the citizens of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, have recorded their impressions of such dramatic events of national significance as the ratification of the Bill of Rights, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the rise of Andrew Carnegie, the assassinations of President John F. and Senator Robert Kennedy, and the Clarence Thomas hearings -- as well as their opinions on genuinely local concerns like building good schools and roads, seeing the sights at the Bloomsburg Fair, romantic intrigue in a trailer park, and finding a home for a lonely puppy. \u003cbr\u003e By turns hilarious and contemplative, here is a book so genuinely representative of the American experience that each page will bring memories of home and family, friends and neighbors, and our own hometowns sharply -- and honestly -- into focus. Beneath it all, \u003ci\u003eLetters to the Editor\u003c\/i\u003e is about how a community negotiates with itself, how it talks and how it listens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Byrn, James Goode, Jerry Matheny\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Touchstone Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 7.36w x 0.62d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780684848532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGerard Stropnicky, Tom Byrn, James Goode, \u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eJerry Matheny\u003c\/b\u003e are members of the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble, whose stage version of \u003ci\u003eLetters to the Editor\u003c\/i\u003e provided the impetus for this book. They live and work in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Touchstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43232810139763,"sku":"9.78068E+12","price":22.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_535cf4ed-8408-4244-96a8-018b64cbdf8e.jpg?v=1754051855","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/letters-to-the-editor-two-hundred-years-in-the-life-of-an-american-town-9780684848532","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}