Description: Kodak Elegy by William Decker Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description An compelling coming-of-age memoir that presents a portrait of suburban life in upstate New York shaped by the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam and the constant threat of Nuclear exchange during the 1950s and early 1960s. Publisher Description What was it like to grow up as the son of a Kodak engineer during the companys glory days? Decker presents a vivid portrait of life in the Rochester suburbs where residents eagerly conformed to period expectations: two kids, two cars, a move from a snug middle-class neighborhood to a spacious upper-middle-class subdivision. In recollecting the blithe and troubled scenes of Americas postwar prosperity, Decker evokes a bygone era with rich detail and biting clarity. Depicting the banalities of the place and time, Kodak Elegy narrates a political education shaped by the Civil Rights Movement, John F. Kennedys assassination, the Vietnam War, and the constant threat of nuclear exchange. Concerned throughout with the destructive forces masked by American affluence and idealism, Decker closes with a meditation on the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, a crime perpetrated by a Western New Yorker in the state where the author has long made his home. Chronicling the late fifties through early seventies, Kodak Elegy delves into the stories of aging relatives and neighborhood life in the old city core. The author traces his family connections with the Hudson Valleys Dutch settlements and Rochesters German-American immigrant community, the force behind the areas horticultural renown. He highlights his familys ties with Eastman Kodak, the source of Rochesters twentieth-century wealth and civic pride. In the vein of American Beauty and Revolutionary Road, Decker mines the landscape of his suburban upbringing and uncovers the thwarted dreams of family and friends, recovering in the process his dream of escape as well as his own residual attachment to the utopian vision of the ""Kodak Moment. Author Biography William Merrill Decker is professor of English at Oklahoma State University. He is the author of Epistolary Practices: Letter Writing in America Before Telecommunications and The Literary Vocation of Henry Adams. Details ISBN 0815609728 ISBN-13 9780815609728 Title Kodak Elegy Author William Decker Format Hardcover Year 2012 Pages 304 Publisher Syracuse University Press GE_Item_ID:44237541; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780815609728
Book Title: Kodak Elegy
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Kodak Elegy : a Cold War Childhood
Language: English
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Subject: Personal Memoirs, General
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 18 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: William Decker
Subject Area: Biography & Autobiography
Item Length: 9.3 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
