New Burlington The Life and Death of an American Village

by Baskin, John

• ISBN13: 9780393320206
• ISBN10: 0393320200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-10-17
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

John Baskin lived in New Burlington for its final year, commemorating and recording its residents' heartbreaking stories. The result is one of the most unique and beautiful histories ever written about rural America. This edition features a new introduction by the author.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Norton Paperback Edition	5	(6)
Introduction	11	(6)
Acknowledgments	17	(4)
Prologue The People: A History	21	(8)
Family: Sarah Haydock Shidaker, 82	29	(15)
James	30	(1)
Thomas	31	(2)
Village	33	(1)
Family	34	(5)
Edwin	39	(2)
Light	41	(1)
October	42	(2)
Perspective: John Pickin, 58	44	(5)
The Builders	49	(15)
Elmer Lemar, 90	55	(9)
The Blacksmiths	64	(12)
Hugh Lickliter, 76	66	(4)
Howard Pickering, 77	70	(6)
Letters	76	(7)
Village Ladies	83	(11)
Marie Lemar Heller, 81	83	(4)
Rose Devoe, 85	87	(7)
The Chicken Thief	94	(3)
Two Teachers	97	(10)
Irma Evans, 73	97	(5)
Carl Smith, 86	102	(5)
Perspective: Ruby Higgins	107	(11)
Ruby Smith Higgins 64	108	(10)
The Doctor	118	(5)
Patients	123	(4)
The Farmers	127	(42)
Clive Lundy, 89	137	(5)
The indenture papers of George Cooke	142	(2)
Howard Learning, 83	144	(4)
Mr. Taylor's letter	148	(1)
Thurmond Mitchener, 78	149	(4)
Howard Hackney, 65	153	(4)
Luther Haines, 79	157	(2)
Ed Lane, 47	159	(3)
Russell Stingley, 77	162	(1)
Ralph Baker's diary	163	(6)
Syrup	169	(5)
The Operator	174	(4)
Della Wilson, 46	174	(4)
The Auctioneer	178	(3)
Jess Stanley, 80	178	(3)
Flood	181	(6)
Depression	187	(2)
Mary Robinson, 75	187	(2)
God	189	(14)
C. L. Wamsley, 76	197	(2)
Luther Haines, 79	199	(2)
Notes on Methodists	201	(2)
Picnic	203	(3)
An account of the Collett-McKay picnic, 1869	203	(3)
Survivors	206	(18)
The carpenter, 90	211	(3)
Ada T. McKay, 85	214	(2)
Mary Adams, 70	216	(2)
Flossie Mitchner, 86	218	(1)
Aurora Peterson, 85	219	(3)
Billy Hazard, 94	222	(2)
The Children	224	(11)
Perspective: Rudolf Howe,69	235	(3)
Shame	238	(6)
Joshua Scroggy, 92	238	(6)
Death	244	(5)
Frank Robinson, 60	245	(4)
Others	249	(4)
Winter	253	(1)
The Last Man	254	(5)
Lawrence Mitchner, 87	254	(5)
Epilogue Village	259