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Dinner & A Book - A Hoosier Holiday

Episode #1614 - A Hoosier Holiday
Hoosier writer of Sister Carrie and An American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser and his friend artist Franklin Booth, decide in 1916 to drive 2000 miles from New York to Indiana and back to discover the real Midwest and revisit Indiana which Dreiser had left 20 years before. Dreiser spent his formative years in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Evansville and finally Warsaw, Indiana. Gail and co-host Bill Firstenberger travel with writer, Theodore Dreiser through his book on a sentimental journey back to Dreiser\'s home state, Indiana.
Original Airdate: April 29, 2017
The Guest
Bill Firstenberger
Photo of Menu or Guest

The Menu

  • Ham steak
  • Polish sausage
  • Fried Potatoes
  • Eggs
  • Banana cream pie
  • Beer in a teacup served on a Sunday afternoon
Recipes

The Book

A Hoosier Holiday By Theodore Dreiser Find this book on Amazon.

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