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Lake of the Ozarks my surreal summers in a vanishing America

Before there was 'tourism' and souvenir ashtrays became 'kitsch,' the Lake of the Ozarks was a Shangri-La for middle-class Midwestern families on vacation, complete with man-made beaches, Hillbilly Mini Golf, and feathered rubber tomahawks. It was there that television host Bill...

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Main Author: Geist, William (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2019.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Geist, William > Childhood and youth.
Summer resorts > Missouri > Anecdotes.
Teenage boys > Missouri > Biography.
Summer employment > Anecdotes.
Coming of age.
Ozarks, Lake of the (Mo.) > Anecdotes.
Autobiographies.
Anecdotes.
Table of Contents:
  • The drive down: Now and then
  • The strip
  • The tourist trappers
  • Uncle Ed
  • The Chili Pond
  • Extreme dishwashing
  • Another day, another dollar
  • Amateur night in the kitchen
  • The great salad bar debate
  • Ozark bellhops
  • The Pow Wow Room
  • La Noche de la Larry Don
  • Sisterhood of servers
  • I don't get it
  • Night desk
  • The Ozark outback
  • Getting to the point
  • Cross-cultural exchange
  • The best laid plans
  • Autumn leaves.

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