New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village

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W. W. Norton & Company, 1976 - New Burlington (Ohio) - 259 pages
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John Baskin lived in New Burlington for its final year, commemorating and recording its residents' heartbreaking stories. The result is one of the most unique and beautiful histories ever written about rural America. This edition features a new introduction by the author.
 

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Page 13 - Memory believes before knowing remembers. Believes longer than recollects, longer than knowing even wonders.
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About the author (1976)

John Baskin is a writer and journalist. He lives in Wilmington, Ohio.

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TitleNew Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village
AuthorJohn Baskin
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company, 1976
ISBN0393320200, 9780393320206
Length259 pages
  
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