Lake of the Ozarks : my surreal summers in a vanishing America
(Large Print)
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Livonia Public Library - Adult Biographies
LP BIO GEIST
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LP BIO GEIST
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Sodus Community Library - Large Print
LP 977.8 GEI
1 available
LP 977.8 GEI
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Livonia Public Library - Adult Biographies | LP BIO GEIST | Available |
Sodus Community Library - Large Print | LP 977.8 GEI | Available |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Coming of age.
Geist, William -- Childhood and youth.
Large type books.
Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Ozarks, Lake of the (Mo.), Region -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Summer employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes.
Summer resorts -- Missouri -- Ozarks, Lake of the, Region -- Anecdotes.
Teenage boys -- Missouri -- Biography.
Teenagers -- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Youth -- Employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes.
Geist, William -- Childhood and youth.
Large type books.
Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes.
Ozarks, Lake of the (Mo.), Region -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Summer employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes.
Summer resorts -- Missouri -- Ozarks, Lake of the, Region -- Anecdotes.
Teenage boys -- Missouri -- Biography.
Teenagers -- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Youth -- Employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes.
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Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
251 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Description
"Before there was 'tourism' or 'leisure time;' before souvenir ashtrays became 'camp' and 'kitsch;' before Goofy Golf became an 'attraction' and today's colossal theme parks could even be imagined, there was 'Beautiful Lake of the Ozarks -- Family Vacationland,' where to this day the ashtrays remain devoid of irony. It was here, at Arrowhead Lodge at Lake of the Ozarks, where Bill Geist spent his summers between high school and college working at this tacky resort. What may have seemed 'just a summer job' became, upon reflection, a transformative era where a cast of eccentric, small-town characters and experiences would make Bill the man he is today. Bill realized it was this time in his life that would shape his sensibilities, his humor, his writing, and ultimately a career searching the world for other such untamed characters for The Chicago Tribune and the New York Times. In Lake of the Ozarks, two-time Emmy Award-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Bill Geist reflects on his coming of age in the American heartland of the Midwest and traces his evolution as a man and a writer, in the summers between high school and college, before he went off to Vietnam and the country went to Hell. Written with Geistian warmth and quirky humor, Lake of the Ozarks takes readers back to a bygone era, and shows how you can find inspiration in the most unexpected places"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Geist, W. (2020). Lake of the Ozarks: my surreal summers in a vanishing America (Large print edition.). Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geist, William. 2020. Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America. Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Geist, William. Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Geist, William. Lake of the Ozarks: My Surreal Summers in a Vanishing America Large print edition., Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2020.
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