ABSTRACT

Sixty Miles from Contentment is a revitalization of a pulsating American scene in the nineteenth-century. Drawing on the work of travel writers from America's own East Coast and from fourteen other countries, it offers a witty and irreverent look at the wild Midwest in its heyday.

chapter Chapter 1|27 pages

Secrets of the Interior

chapter Chapter 2|28 pages

The Derangement of Comfort

chapter Chapter 3|21 pages

Dreaming on the Run

chapter Chapter 4|17 pages

Marvels and Wonders

chapter Chapter 5|25 pages

Still Life

chapter Chapter 6|20 pages

A Table Set for Hundreds

chapter Chapter 7|32 pages

Strangers

chapter Chapter 8|21 pages

Yesterday's Future

chapter Chapter 9|32 pages

Sunset