City Makers: American Futures
The people, organizations, and ideas reshaping the country. A journey piloted by James Fallows with Deborah Fallows.
Charleston, WV
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Mountain Stage A Vibrant American Musical Career, far From America's Cultural Capitals
What Larry Groce discovered by launching a national radio program from an out-of-the-way location
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Booker T. Washington, An Autobiography: The Story of ... The Past Is Never Past: Slave Labor in the West Virginia Salt Works
"It is not fair to the men who were forced to work in this industry to celebrate the salt without celebrating them as well."
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Photos Bob Coffield Another Look at Salt-Harvesting in West Virginia
Combine ancient ingredients with a modern sensibility, and a new business takes form.
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Photos by James Fallows Artisanal Salt From an Ancient Sea
A different kind of underground wealth is the source of a new business in West Virginia.
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Deborah Fallows What a Library Levy Means to a West Virginia Town
Charleston votes to save a community pillar.
