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02134aam a2200289Ii 4500 001 DF6079BEE97711ED8437380758ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20230503010033 008 210825t20222021pau b 000 0deng d 020 $a 1736494627 020 $a 9781736494622 035 $a (OCoLC)1265005252 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d BDX $d YDX $d OCLCF $d SILO 050 4 $a G226 B46 A3 2022 100 1 $a Benz, Stephen Connely, $d 1958- $e author. 245 10 $a Reading the signs : $b and other itinerant essays / $c Stephen Benz. 264 1 $a Wilkes-Barre, PA : $b Etruscan Press, $c 2022. 300 $a 371 pages ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references. 520 $a These essays travel near and far to explore landscapes of personal and cultural significance and the communities that inhabit them. At a time when we reexamine how policies of yesteryear shape equities in the present, award-winning writer Stephen Benz challenges readers to delve beyond whitewashed versions of history and reassess our treatment of native people and the environment with fresh, critical eyes. From westward expansion and Manifest Destiny to the Cold War and the Global War on Terror, Reading the Signs prods myths and provides missing context around events touched by the American impulse to grab land and harvest resources--both within and beyond our shores. These essays challenge us to search for missing layers of truth and decide which versions of history should prevail. With a wandering spirit and an inquisitive mind, Benz ventures around town, across country, and overseas in search of forgotten, overlooked, or misunderstood stories. From rock concerts and courthouses to farm towns, battlegrounds, historical sites, and quirky museums, these "itinerant essays" revel in discovering "new wonders every mile." --from Amazon.com 600 10 $a Benz, Stephen Connely, $d 1958- $x Travel. 650 0 $a Voyages and travels. 650 0 $a Travelers' writings, American. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20230804011824.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DF6079BEE97711ED8437380758ECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search