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Third Coast
Ted Mcclelland
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Description for Third Coast
Num Pages: 352 pages, 40 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 32. Weight in Grams: 610.
Chronicling the author’s 10,000-mile “Great Lakes Circle Tour,” this travel memoir seeks to answer a burning question: Is there a Great Lakes culture, and if so, what is it? Largely associated with the Midwest, the Great Lakes region actually has a culture that transcends the border between the United States and Canada. United by a love of encased meats, hockey, beer, snowmobiling, deer hunting, and classic-rock power ballads, the folks in Detroit have more in common with citizens in Windsor, Ontario, than those in Wichita, Kansas—while Toronto residents have more in common with Chicagoans than Montreal's population. Much more than ... Read more
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Publication date
2008
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781556527210
SKU
V9781556527210
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-42
About Ted Mcclelland
Ted McClelland has contributed to Mother Jones, Salon.com, and the Chicago Reader, where he wrote a popular column called "At the Track" featuring stories from the racetrack. He is currently the senior editor for Lake and writes the "Cheap Bachelor" feature for the Chicago Tribune.
Reviews for Third Coast
"[A] hearty, good-natured homage."
Booklist "The author struts an extensive knowledge of the area that makes this a must for fans of travel literature."
Kirkus Reviews Captures a slice of North Americana with the precision of a Walker Evans photograph, and sentences worthy of John McPhee."
Neal Pollack, author, Alternadad "To [Ted McClelland], ... Read more
Booklist "The author struts an extensive knowledge of the area that makes this a must for fans of travel literature."
Kirkus Reviews Captures a slice of North Americana with the precision of a Walker Evans photograph, and sentences worthy of John McPhee."
Neal Pollack, author, Alternadad "To [Ted McClelland], ... Read more