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and find cottage homes and villas, dust such as one would expect love and happiness to dwell in, are found upon every street. it sounds like a thomas kincaid painting, doesn't it? it sounds almost too good to be true. depicted small town, as the opposite of the ills of the city. outn, it is like stepping of modern life, with all of its problems. and being able to recharge your batteries for a week in the countryside. as the town created and marketed its tourist landscape, it joined the widespread meta-cessation of bread --e -- whites of rural romance life. the qualities that lead young people to leave the cities, could be emphasized to draw that he people to the country. even if for only one week. >> joined the classroom at 8:00 p.m. tonight to learn more at 80 eastern to learn more about how small towns changed after the civil war, here on "american history tv". next on history bookshelf, aboutd carwardine talks his book, "lincoln sense of humor."

cottage homes and villas such as one would expect love and happiness to dwell in are found up on every street. it sounds like a calm kinkade painting, doesn't it -- sound like a thomas kinkade painting, doesn't it? sounds almost too good to be true. this is a small town depicted as the opposite of the ills of the city. again, it is like stepping out of modern life with all of its problems and being able to recharge your batteries for week -- a week in the countryside. as they created and marketed the tourist landscape, it joined the widespread romanticization of rural life. the very qualities of quietness, relative isolation, that led many young people to leave for the cities could now be emphasized in order to draw city ifple to the country, even for only a week. tonight at classroom 8:00 eastern to learn more about how small towns changed after the civil war >> patrick charles, senior -- next, patrick charles, senior historian for the united states airforce, talks about the history of the nra, including changes in gun control and views on the second amendment. this interview was recorded at the annual american historical association meeting. pet charles is all for

ornament -- and fine cotton villas just as one would expect love and happiness to dwell in are found upon every street. it sounds like a tums kincaid painting, -- thomas kincaid painting, doesn't it? it sounds almost too good to be true. town pictured as the opposite of the ills of the city. stepping out of modern life with all of its problems and being able to recharge your batteries in the countryside. as they created and marketed their tourist landscape, it joined the widespread romanticization -- romanticization of rural life. the quality of quietness and isolation that have led many young people to leave for the cities could now be emphasized to draw city people to the country, even if for only a week. >> you can watch this and all other programs on our website. of c-span cities tour amarillo continues on american history tv with a visit to the panhandle planes. planesalked through the exhibition. >> my name is bill mercer and i am the assisted director of curatorial affairs. what i would like to do is to ofre with you a little bit the history of native americans in the culture here in texas. it is appropriate that we

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