Cities on a hill: a journey through contemporary American cultures.

From: The Nation | Date: December 27, 1986| Author: | Copyright information

Cities on a Hill: A Journey Through Contemporary American Cultures

Frances, FitzGerald's reporting rests on a solid historical foundation and aims to illuminate the American character. Her latest book, Cities on a Hill: A Journey Through Contemporary American Cultures (Simon and Schuster, $19.95), describes the workings of four contemporary communities that seem to her to exemplify the deep-seated tradition in this country of starting a new life. I like particularly her patient unfolding of the complex saga of the gay "city' in San Francisco's Castro district as it is rocked ...

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