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lonely. Driving Alone The picture-postcard version of the American dream has long been a detached home surrounded by greenery and, of course, that legendary white picket fence. Plenty of room to be yourself, without any interference from the neighbors. Plenty of space to be alone. But every dream can turn into a
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America
by Rick Perlstein · 1 Jan 2008 · 1,351pp · 404,177 words
seeds of moral relativism were sown? And, most of all: what next? When might they move out into the bourgeois utopias: the bungalow belts, the white-picket-fenced suburbs of the Midwest, the white stucco of the Southwest, your own backyard? Were there even enough peace officers in existence to respond? The political
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. But Nixon didn’t neglect the Orthogonians. Another article, drafted by Pat Buchanan, came out simultaneously in Reader’s Digest for the masses behind their white picket fences called “What Has Happened to America?” Now that Nixon’s two ’68 opponents, Johnson and Romney, were tangled up in a post-riot battle of
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the West Coast, a last-ditch attempt to guarantee his home state, he had made a gaffe: he swore. Richard Nixon had been retailing his white-picket-fence piety to the voters since 1946. The only Nixon America’s television audiences knew was the one who, in his third debate with Kennedy in
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of gravity shifted west, and the landowners cashed in. Across the highway from the ghetto, the postwar ownership society took shape: a house with a white picket fence, a couple of white kids, a white wife at home (not working in an orchard or shipyard), a nice green lawn, and two cars—in
California
by Sara Benson · 15 Oct 2010
artifacts, rare beads and spiritual objects. Return to beginning of chapter GLEN ELLEN pop 990 Sleepy Glen Ellen is a snapshot of old Sonoma, with white picket fences, tiny cottages and ramshackle 19th-century brick buildings beside a poplar-lined creek. When downtown Sonoma is jammed, you can wander quiet Glen Ellen and
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’s complimentary wine. Strawberry Valley Court ( 530-926-2052; 305 Old McCloud Rd; cabins from $90) The Inn’s equally cute sister property has a white picket fence and shady brick cabins with private garages. Several modest motels stretch along S Mt Shasta Blvd. All have hot tubs and rooms cost between $60
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, several times daily), where you can connect through Amtrak and Greyhound to Sacramento. Return to beginning of chapter MURPHYS pop 3400 / elev 2171ft With its white picket fences and old world charm, Murphys is one of the most picturesque towns along the southern stretch of Gold Country, befitting its nickname as ‘Queen of
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-6490; www.carmelriverinn.com; 26600 Oliver Rd; d $159-299; wi-fi) Tucked off Hwy 1, south of the mission, this peaceful garden retreat rents white-picket-fenced honeymooner and family cottages, many with fireplaces and kitchenettes, and simpler country-inn rooms. Pet fee $20. Eating & Drinking Carmel’s restaurant scene is more
Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus
by Rick Perlstein · 17 Mar 2009 · 1,037pp · 294,916 words
the Republican candidate’s weary shoulders by vigorous application of the word “tommyrot.” They set up the shot with the two men leaning over a white picket fence, thick microphone cables protruding from their coat jackets like tails. The cameras rolled. Goldwater said something; Ike’s eyes wandered. Ike began a sentence, then
Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
by Ron Chernow · 1 Jan 1997 · 1,106pp · 335,322 words
High School) in 1854 at the age of fifteen, it was still a modest, one-story affair, shaded by trees and standing behind a clean white picket fence; it would receive a much fancier new building in 1856. Operating on the progressive theory of free education for boys and girls, the school enjoyed
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Laura lived with Eliza at 33 Cheshire Street; then they moved into a dignified, two-story brick house at 29 Cheshire Street. Surrounded by a white picket fence, the house had tall, graceful windows but was disfigured by an ugly portico. Even though Rockefeller now operated and partially owned the largest refinery in
Educated
by Tara Westover · 20 Feb 2018 · 359pp · 115,701 words
therefore relied on my own memories. My mother, Faye, was a mailman’s daughter. She grew up in town, in a yellow house with a white picket fence lined with purple irises. Her mother was a seamstress, the best in the valley some said, so as a young woman Faye wore beautiful clothes
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appearance of it. This would, she believed, shield her daughters from the social contempt that had so wounded her. One result of this was the white picket fence and the closet of handmade clothes. Another was that her eldest daughter married a severe young man with jet-black hair and an appetite for
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marriage and motherhood—but the social upheavals of the 1970s did seem to have at least one effect on her: she didn’t want the white picket fence and gabardine dresses. My mother told me dozens of stories of her childhood, of Grandma fretting about her oldest daughter’s social standing, about whether
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her lips, then said, “There’s one more place we can try.” We drove to my aunt Angie’s and parked in front of the white picket fence she shared with Grandma. Mother knocked, then stood back from the door and smoothed her hair. Angie looked surprised to see us—Mother rarely visited
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out the window. With his booming black motorcycle and his wide-brimmed Aussie hat, he seemed entirely out of place parking parallel to Grandma’s white picket fence. Grandma started making brownies, and Shawn and I went upstairs to choose a movie. We paused the movie when Grandma delivered the brownies. We ate
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confine them by force. It was to celebrate their return. * * * — I BACKTRACKED A QUARTER mile into town and parked beside Grandma-over-in-town’s white picket fence. In my mind it was still her fence, even though she didn’t live here anymore: she had been moved to a hospice facility near
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list. Mother had cast her aside; I hoped I could reclaim her. Angie lived next door to my grandfather, so again I parked along the white picket fence. I knocked. Angie greeted me politely, the way Grandpa had done. It was clear that she had heard much about me from my mother and
Fodor's California 2014
by Fodor's · 5 Nov 2013 · 1,540pp · 400,759 words
is treasured here. A suite with a sitting room and stained-glass windows occupies the main house’s top floor. One cottage has a little white-picket fence around its own mini-garden; another has a two-person shower. Pros: quiet setting; short walk to downtown; attentive hosts; great breakfasts. Cons: B&B
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’s most compact, orderly town, with enough shops and restaurants to keep families busy for at least a half-day. A well-preserved town of white-picket fences, Victorian houses, and interesting shops, it exhibits an upscale vibe. Horatio Alger and Ulysses S. Grant came through here, staying at what’s now called
The Rough Guide to Australia (Travel Guide eBook)
by Rough Guides · 14 Oct 2023 · 1,955pp · 521,661 words
longer going back up). On the Esplanade, there are “Village” rooms upstairs in Hamer’s Hotel, cottages (motel-style despite the cottage-look exteriors and white picket fences), and smarter (and more expensive) “Waterfront” rooms beside the harbour. $$$ Wheelhouse Apartments 4 Frazer St; http://wheelhouseapartments.com.au. Architect-designed, two-storey apartments on
Coastal California
by Lonely Planet
information on events. There’s another location at Cornerstone Gardens ( Click here ). Glen Ellen & Around Sleepy Glen Ellen is a snapshot of old Sonoma, with white picket fences, tiny cottages and 19th-century brick buildings beside a poplar-lined creek. When downtown Sonoma is jammed, you can wander quiet Glen Ellen and feel
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.lostcoastkayaking.com). Mendocino Leading out to a gorgeous headland, Mendocino is the North Coast’s salt-washed gem, with B&Bs surrounded by rose gardens, white-picket fences and New England–style redwood water towers. Bay Area weekenders walk along the headland among berry bramble and wildflowers, where cypress trees stand over dizzying
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-966-6490; www.carmelriverinn.com; 26600 Oliver Rd; d $159-319; ) Tucked off Hwy 1, this peaceful garden retreat south of Carmel’s mission rents white-picket-fenced honeymooner and family cottages, many with fireplaces and kitchenettes, and simple country-style rooms. Pet fee $20. Carmel Village Inn MOTEL $$ ( 831-624-3864, 800
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