Dispatches from the Muckdog Gazette: A Mostly Affectionate Account of a Small Town's Fight to Survive

A humorous, often poignant celebration of the endangered American small town describes life in Batavia, New York, discussing the impact of urbanization and suburbanization on the American lifestyle, the effects of urban renewal on Batavia's landmarks, political maneuvers, the sagging fortunes of the town's baseball heroes, the Muckdogs, and other aspects of a small town under siege by the modern world. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.