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 Disappearing Into
North Adams
“I can
sit there and see where North Adams used to be,” says Peter Cronin,
from the deck of his hillside home. Author Joe Manning understands. He
has been writing about North Adams for nearly eight years, and he
achieved wide acclaim for Steeples, his first book
about this small city in the Berkshires.
Disappearing Into
North Adams has 380 pages; a full-color
cover; over 190 photographs (24 in full color); nearly 70 interviews;
over 60 essays, stories, and poems by the author; and many surprises. more...
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 Steeples:
Sketches of North Adams is
a unique snapshot of North Adams as it begins the transition from a
declining mill town to a center for contemporary art. Through a blend of
oral histories, photographs, and poetry, the author chronicles this
beautiful little city in the Berkshires as its people regret the passing
of the good old days and await, with cautious optimism, the opening of
the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in 27 factory
buildings left vacant in 1986 by the Sprague Electric Company.The story of the city and its
immigrant people is told through the oral histories, which will remain a
valuable document as memories fade with time. The photographs show the
city as it was, as it is now, and as it may never be again. The poetry
evokes the stillness and nostalgia of a quiet Main Street and the beauty
of the geographical setting in the Berkshire Mountains. more...
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