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Surprise City

Posted May 5th, 2010 at 4:20 pm (UTC-4)
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Here’s a classic non sequitur: Watercress and rockets. Let me put it in the form of a question: How did Huntsville, Alabama, once a dozy little southern town whose notable claim to fame was its reputation as “The Watercress Capital of the World” morph into a globally renowned “Rocket City” almost overnight? And how did […]

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This is a far-ranging exploration of American life by a veteran Voice of America “Americana” reporter and essayist.

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