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Author:
Medley, Kate, author. author.
Title:
Thank you please come again : how gas stations feed & fuel the American South : a photographic road trip / by Kate Medley ; foreword by Kiese Laymon.
Publisher:
The Bitter Southerner,
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
256 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm.
Subject:
Medley, Kate--Travel--Southern States.
Southern States--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.
Service stations--Southern States--21st century--Pictorial works.
Service stations--Food service--Southern States--Pictorial works.
Convenience stores--Southern States--21st century--Pictorial works.
Photography, Artistic.
Food habits--Southern States.
Southern States--Pictorial works.
art photography.
photographs.
Photographs.
Other Authors:
Laymon, Kiese, author of foreword.
Notes:
Includes a "Gas Station Index."
Contents:
It started with Jr. Food Mart / Kiese Laymon -- The filling stations of our time. Forgoing the pumps ; New foodways in old places ; Full service / Kate Medley -- [Plates].
Summary:
"Thank You Please Come Again is the documentation of Kate Medley's many road trips across the South photographing our service stations, convenience stores, and quick stops. Along the way, Kate pulls over for tamales, fried fish, and banh mi, but her images uncover the people and landmarks that supply far more than food and gas. In an ever more divided America, these iconic gathering spaces provide unexpected community, generosity, labor, and creativity. Are these rural and urban pit stops the true 'filling stations' of our time? In words and nearly 200 incredible images from the American South, Kate Medley shares her answers"--https://bsgeneralstore.com/products/thank-you-please-come-again-gas-station-food-kate-medley-kiese-laymon.
ISBN:
0998029351
9780998029351
Locations:
CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

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