Down off the farm
Article Abstract:
The Amish had been living for the past 200 years the kind of life which seem so ideal to the modern American society. Different pressures from the outside world, however, have created radical shifts from plain agricultural subsistence to entrepreneurial occupations. Their basic system though, remains intact.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1995
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Land of the pilgrims? Fuhgedaboudit: why Graceland 's as good as it gets
Article Abstract:
Tourist destination such as Elvis Presley's Graceland can be compared on some level with the destination of traditional pilgrims. Modern tourists are searching for inspiration and renewal, just like earlier pilgrims.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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Durham, N.C
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Durham, N.C., uses forward-thinking in resolving city problems such as merging the city and county school systems for educational equality.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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