Potluck Community on the Edge of Wilderness |
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| Author:
| Spagna, Ana Maria |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87071-591-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Oregon State University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Potluck,Ana Maria Spagna explores the enduring human connection to place, journeying from Tijuana to a California beach to Utah's canyon country--and, always, back to the sparsely populated valley in the North Cascades she calls home.
Potluckhomes in on the everyday gatherings that, over time, define a community: a makeshift wedding, an art gallery opening, a farewell potluck, a work party, a campfire, a political caucus, a funeral. "What connects us?" Spagna...
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In
Potluck,Ana Maria Spagna explores the enduring human connection to place, journeying from Tijuana to a California beach to Utah's canyon country--and, always, back to the sparsely populated valley in the North Cascades she calls home.
Potluckhomes in on the everyday gatherings that, over time, define a community: a makeshift wedding, an art gallery opening, a farewell potluck, a work party, a campfire, a political caucus, a funeral. "What connects us?" Spagna asks, and she reveals, again and again, the gift of community--easy and uneasy, deep and enduring and essential.