Storyville, USA

by Dale Peterson

Book Overview

What is a Storyville? Whether you're in Toast, North Carolina, Monkey's Eyebrow, Kentucky, or Winner, South Dakota, a Storyville is a real town you can find on a map, with a tale behind its quirky... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820323039
• ISBN13: 9780820323039
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Beauty In The Details

In a time when all of the metropolitan areas all look pretty much the same, with all of the same chain stores giving malls that same kind of banality, this travelogue refreshes my memory of all of the quaint and inimitable places that I remember from my youthful wanderings. I found myself anxious to discover the origins of the picturesque locations and even when the search proved disappointing there were still the fascinating observations of the author and his "research crew." I wish I had found these sort of stories with my kids.

Amusing, warm, informative look at small town America.

Dale Peterson hits the nail on the head in this neat little book, as he roams around small-town America. The many encounters with locals are funny, sometimes bittersweet evocations of an America that many of us thought lost years ago. A splendid work.