Title
Our Vanishing Americana: A North Carolina Portrait,Used
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
Someone once said, If you start forgetting how things began, you stop beginning things. With undaunting energy and perseverance, Mike Lassiter spent six years traveling across the state of North Carolina, looking for the lifeblood of small towns, community icons and historic businessesthe beginnings of Tar Heel commerce, livelihoods, family enterprises. At first it was old storefronts and signage that captured his imagination; soon he became enamored with the people inside the buildings and their stories.In the old days, before big box retailers and interstates, folks relied on mainstays within their communities. Pretty much whatever anyone needed they purchased at the general store. (As they say at Mast Store, the granddaddy of all N.C.s general stores, If you cant buy it here, you dont need it.) Back then, folks gathered their news while sitting around a potbellied stove at the hardware store, or in a chair at the barber shop. The local druggists whipped up cures for whatever ailed their customers (or their customers livestock); likewise they created some of the tastiest confections known to youngsters, ice cream sodas and orangeades. For entertainment, nothing beat the picture show or a meal out. Today, some of these institutions still survivea few thriving, others mere skeletons of their former selves. Often, just a faded signpost or abandoned marquee is all thats left and must suffice to conjure a memory of how life used to be.This book explores not only beginnings, but continuations, and sadly a few endings, too. It showcases second, third and, in a few rare cases, fifthgeneration businesses. Nine chapters, each devoted to one business genrefrom general stores to barber shops to theatres include an informative and entertaining essay and numerous photographs. A countybycounty index follows, making Our Vanishing Americana a testament to North Carolinas unsung heroes and an indispensable guide to the states treasures.
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