Lake of the Ozarks, my surreal summers in a vanishing America, Bill Geist
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Lake of the Ozarks, my surreal summers in a vanishing America, Bill Geist
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eng
resource.biographical
autobiography
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
Main title
Lake of the Ozarks
Responsibility statement
Bill Geist
Series statement
Thorndike Press large print nonfiction
Sub title
my surreal summers in a vanishing America
Summary
"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."--, Provided by publisher
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- Biographies
- Ozarks, Lake of the (Mo.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Coming of age
- Geist, William -- Childhood and youth
- Youth + Employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes
- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes
- Autobiographies
- Teenagers -- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Teenage boys -- Missouri -- Biography
- Summer resorts -- Missouri -- Ozarks, Lake of the, Region -- Anecdotes
- Summer employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes
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- Biographies
- Ozarks, Lake of the (Mo.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Coming of age
- Geist, William -- Childhood and youth
- Youth + Employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes
- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes
- Autobiographies
- Teenagers -- Missouri -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Teenage boys -- Missouri -- Biography
- Summer resorts -- Missouri -- Ozarks, Lake of the, Region -- Anecdotes
- Summer employment -- Missouri -- Anecdotes
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- Is Part Of1