Your Probably from Worcester, If…, Paperback by Donway, Walter, Like New Used...

by Walter Donway

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Your Probably from Worcester, If…, Paperback by Donway, Walter, ISBN 1494946742, ISBN-13 9781494946746, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US Please note: this title is so expensive because all photographs are in full color. The sam with black and white photos is MUCH cheaper. And, if you buy that book, you get the for free, which includes all photographs in full is not a history of Worcester; it does not pretend to be. It is a collection of memories and stories of Worcester from the years immediately after WWII up to the present, years during which accelerating change has swept away much of historic New England's cities and towns. It is a book about things that Worcester people, wherever they may live, today, remember. The serious: those lost in WWII, the Worcester Tornado, the Blizzard of 1978, loved ones at Worcester State Hospital. The traditional: Thanksgiving, a Polish wedding, the downtown stores, delights of kids on "snow days." The special food: corned beef, grinders, apples cider, the amazing potato, blueberry pies and muffins. And experiences many shared: fishing, trips to the Higgins or the Mall, going to church on Sunday mornings. To tell this story, I began with my own memories of growing up, family, school, summer and winter fun, work. These were then enriched, extended, sometimes corrected, by hundreds of members of the Fac page “You’re Probably from Worcester, If…” Like so many across the country, it is bringing people together, voluntarily, spontaneously, t

• Publisher: CreateSpace
• Year: 2014
• Binding: Paperback
• ISBN: 9781494946746
• Condition: Fine

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