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Holding On: Dreamers, Visionaries, Eccentrics, and Other American Heroes

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Holding On: Dreamers, Visionaries, Eccentrics, and Other American Heroes

"A collection of unexpected characters, intriguing characters, lovingly assembled. It's a fine read."--Mike Wallace
This book is a tribute to some of America's greatest characters, people holding on to unique ways of life at all costs. A castle builder, a forty-year veteran Woolworth's lunch-counter waitress, a moonshiner, and the president of The Brooklyn Elite Checker Club are among this varied group of ordinary people who prevail against all odds. They are Dewey Chafin and Barbara Elkins, snake handlers for the Church of the Lord Jesus in Jolo, West Virginia; Amos Powers, caretaker of America's only coon-dog graveyard in Colbert County, Alabama; Dixie Evans, curator of Exotic World, Museum of Burlesque in Helendale, California; and Mike Gashwarza of the Hopi tribe, fighting against electricity being brought to Old Oraibi, Arizona, the oldest town in North America.

David Isay's compelling, often humorous profiles are accompanied by Harvey Wang's wonderful portraits of fifty such people, die-hard individualists who speak for themselves, illuminating their remarkable lives and personalities. Henry Roth's foreword is a moving testament to the creativity, tenacity, and dignity these people possess. Photographs

Country	USA
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780393316087
Edition	First Edition
Feature	paperback
ISBN	0393316084
Label	W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer	W. W. Norton & Company
MPN	Ill.
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	216
PartNumber	Ill.
PublicationDate	1997-05-17
Publisher	W. W. Norton & Company
Studio	W. W. Norton & Company
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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