Esther's town
by Lee, Deemer
Esther's Town could be "Any Town, U.S.A.," for the equals of its cast of characters can be found in any small town. And here, as usual, was the town newspaper editor, the observing eye of all the foibles and peccadillos that form any town's history. Remembering all the years with love and humor, editor Deemer Lee chronicled the forty-four years he gathered and wrote news - forty-one of them as editor and publisher of his town's newspaper. He dug into old records, recalled old times, and talked …
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Esther's Town could be "Any Town, U.S.A.," for the equals of its cast of characters can be found in any small town. And here, as usual, was the town newspaper editor, the observing eye of all the foibles and peccadillos that form any town's history. Remembering all the years with love and humor, editor Deemer Lee chronicled the forty-four years he gathered and wrote news - forty-one of them as editor and publisher of his town's newspaper. He dug into old records, recalled old times, and talked with old-timers. He illuminated the transition of Estherville, from pioneer settlement to a busy, active town
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- Publication Date:2013.
- Edition:University of Iowa Press paperback edition
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):University of Iowa Press
- Place of Publication:Iowa City
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
Notes
Originally published: Ames : Iowa State University Press, ©1980.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781609381769, 1609381769
- oclc:ocn824560489
- LC Classification:F629.E7
- Dewey Decimal:977.7/125
Table of Contents
An Era of Bootlegging, Culture under Canvas, and Arson -- Fearless Settlers and Rampaging Indians -- Blizzards, Prairie Fires, and Grasshoppers -- An Invasion from Outer Space -- New Life in the Town -- Progressives versus Standpatters -- Our Neighborhood Was Rarely Dull -- War Days and Happier Times -- When All the Banks Failed -- The Newspaper Game -- Eleven-Cent Corn, 108-Degree Heat, and a Twister -- Tears and Cheers -- Watching Estherville Grow -- It's All Progress, One Might Suppose.
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