02434cam a2200493 i 4500 2524218839 TxAuBib 20240826120000.0 r 250813s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780062028983 electronic bk. 0062028987 electronic bk. MWT16872471 Midwest rda TxAuBib rda Hessler, Peter, 1969-, author. River Town [Hoopla] : Two Years on the Yangtze / Peter Hessler. [United States : HarperCollins, 2010. Made available through hoopla. 1 online resource (418 pages.) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Instant title available through hoopla. A New York Times Notable Book Winner of the Kiriyama Book Prize In the heart of China's Sichuan province, amid the terraced hills of the Yangtze River valley, lies the remote town of Fuling. Like many other small cities in this ever-evolving country, Fuling is heading down a new path of change and growth, which came into remarkably sharp focus when Peter Hessler arrived as a Peace Corps volunteer, marking the first time in more than half a century that the city had an American resident. Hessler taught English and American literature at the local college, but it was his students who taught him about the complex processes of understanding that take place when one is immersed in a radically different society. Poignant, thoughtful, funny, and enormously compelling, River Town is an unforgettable portrait of a city that is seeking to understand both what it was and what it someday will be. Mode of access: World Wide Web. Hoopla eBook. Hessler, Peter Travel. Asians. Biography. Editors. Historical geography. History. Journalists. Political science. Travel. World. Fuling (Sichuan Sheng, China) Description and travel. Asia. China. Southeast Asia. Electronic books. hoopla digital. https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/16680583?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh2017 https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/opr_9780062028983_180.jpeg Cover image