The Conflict Between Rural and Urban Life in the West; Edward Ball's new book, The Sweet Hell Inside
The Conflict Between Rural and Urban Life in the West
Guest host Jon Beaupre talks with author and former New York Times education correspondent William Celis about his new book Battle Rock: The Struggle Over A One-Room School In America’s Vanishing West (Public Affairs). It discusses the struggles of Battle Rock Charter School, a one room schoolhouse in rural southwest Colorado. Celis chronicles his year spent at the school, and his experiences observing the conflicts between the longtime farmers and ranchers, and the new urban transplants.
Edward Ball's new book, The Sweet Hell Inside
Guest host Jon Beaupre talks with National Book award-winning author Edward Ball about his book The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of An Elite Black Family In The Segregated South (Perennial). In it, Ball tells the story of the Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave, who prospered despite racial barriers.