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John Edward Baskin (born May 22, 1941) is an American writer and editor best known for his nonfiction book, New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village. The book chronicles the final year of the small farming village New Burlington, Ohio, before it was flooded by the construction of a reservoir.
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John Baskin comes close to being the archetypical modern agrarian writer—except that modern agrarian writers are not typical of anything, especially archness.
John Baskin moved into an abandoned farmhouse and lived in New Burlington for its final year, commemorating and recording its residents’ funny and heartbreaking stories. The result is one of the most unique and beautiful histories ever written about rural America.
John Baskin has 32 books on Goodreads with 657 ratings. John Baskin’s most popular book is Chic: The Extraordinary Rise of Ohio State Football and the Tr...
Oct 17, 2000 · New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village. Paperback – October 17, 2000. by John Baskin (Author) 4.5 36 ratings. See all formats and editions. In the early 1970s, the quiet Ohio village of New Burlington was abandoned to allow construction of a dam.
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John Baskin moved into an abandoned farmhouse and lived in New Burlington for its final year, commemorating and recording its residents’ funny and heartbreaking stories. The result is one of the most unique and beautiful histories ever written about rural America.
Looking for books by John Baskin? See all books authored by John Baskin, including New Burlington: The Life and Death of an American Village, and Chic: The Extraordinary Rise of Ohio State Football and the Tragic Schoolboy Athlete Who Made It Happen, and more on ThriftBooks.com.
