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Garden Spot

Garden Spot

Garden Spot
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Garden Spot Paperback - 2002

by Walbert, David,

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  • Title Garden Spot
  • Author Walbert, David,
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Paperback Ed
  • Condition New
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Cary, North Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2002-06-20
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 67618
  • ISBN 9780195148442 / 0195148444
  • Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.22 x 6.24 x 0.69 in (23.42 x 15.85 x 1.75 cm)
  • Reading level 1420
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
  • Category Sociology
  • Library of Congress subjects Lancaster County (Pa.) - Rural conditions, Amish Country (Pa.)
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2001051008
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.097
  • Quantity available 5

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From the publisher

Each year, millions of tourists are drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to experience first-hand the quintessential pastoral--both as an escape from urban life and as a rare opportunity to become immersed in history. The area has attracted visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the distinctive religious community of the Old Order Amish, to appreciate the beauty of the farmland, to enjoy the abundant and delicious food of the Pennsylvania Dutch...and, most recently, to shop at the area's outlet malls. For nearly three hundred years, Lancaster county has been a model of agricultural prosperity, rooted in the family farm. The rural character of the place remains Lancaster's predominant tourist attraction, but is at odds with its rapidly rising population and the commercial and residential growth that has brought.

It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region's character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century?

A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place.

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Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, the "Garden Spot of America," is a place of contradictions.

About the author

David Walbert is a writer and historian living in Durham, North Carolina. He was raised in Lancaster County and received his Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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