Date: Saturday, December 5, 1pm
Location: Village Square Bookstore & Literary Arts Center, 7950 Main St, Rte 23A, Village of Hunter, NY
Hours: Monday 11 - 4, Tuesday Closed, Wednesday 11 - 4, Thursday 11 - 4, Friday 11 - 6, Saturday 10 - 8, Sunday 10 - 4
Information: 518 263 2050
Free admission

Jessica Dulong will be in Hunter to read from My River Chronicles: Rediscovering America on the Hudson (Free Press). In My River Chronicles Jessica ditches her dot-com life for the diesel engines of historic fireboat John J. Harvey and along the way discovers four centuries of cultural history on the Hudson. As she spends more time turning wrenches and running the diesels, DuLong wonders what American society is losing in our country's shift away from craftsmanship, material competency, and hands-on work. What will we lose as a culture, as a nation, if we continue to devalue production and manufacturing? What are we sacrificing as we lose touch with the physical world in favor of the virtual? DuLong, one of the world's only female fireboat engineers, offers a porthole-view narrative of the river and its social tapestry as a microcosm of post-industrial America. At this pivotal moment in our national story, DuLong raises important questions about our future while paying homage to our industrial past.