In this Book
- An American Hometown: Terre Haute, Indiana, 1927
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Indiana University Press
They lived "green" out of necessity -- walking to work, repairing everything from worn shoes to wristwatches, recycling milk bottles and packing containers. Music was largely heard live and most residential streets had shade trees. The nearby Wabash River -- a repeated subject of story and song -- transported Sunday picnickers to public parks. In the form of an old-fashioned city directory, An American Hometown celebrates a bygone American era, focusing on life in 1920s Terre Haute, Indiana. With artfully drawn biographical sketches and generously illustrated histories, noted musician, historian, and storyteller Tom Roznowski not only evokes a beauty worth remembering, but also brings to light just how many of our modern ideas of sustainable living are deeply rooted in the American tradition.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xvi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- Bachelor Club—to—Roxie Byrd
- pp. 19-35
- Barden Calloway—to—John Crowe
- pp. 36-57
- Tilatha East—to—Mary Euriga
- pp. 70-77
- Ethel Failing—to—Emma Fyfe
- pp. 78-90
- James H. Gallian—to—Flora G. Gulick
- pp. 91-100
- Joseph A. Haddox—to—Frances Hughes
- pp. 101-115
- Josephine Ice—to—Abe Issac
- pp. 116-118
- Mary Jackman—to—William R. Joyce
- pp. 119-128
- Albert Kaeling—to—Lillian Kuhn
- pp. 129-139
- Minnie Mayme Lacy—to—Lena B. Lyda
- pp. 140-149
- Harry E. Oaf—to—James Osler
- pp. 174-176
- Mabel P. Paine—to—Arvella Pushback
- pp. 177-186
- The Quality Shop—to—Jacob Ryan
- pp. 187-198
- St. Joseph’s Academy—to—Marcella Swim
- pp. 199-219
- Elmer E. Talbott—to—Alice Twadell
- pp. 220-234
- Jacob Umble—to—Alm Utz
- pp. 235-238
- Ohmer D. Vance—to—Robert T. Vrydagh
- pp. 239-241
- Clarence W. Wagner—to—John Wright
- pp. 242-250
- Ivan Yates—to—George A. Zwerner
- pp. 251-254