Saturday, December 5, 2009

Susan Young's book about Tontitown, "So Big, This Little Place," is wonderful, but people who heard her lecture on the history it was based on were impressed most by Susan's presentation: See comments below




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aubunique said...

After the presentation, I received the following comments by email. Worth sharing:
Boy howdy did Susan make us proud today.
As Susan told the story of the brave Italian immigrants who started out in the Arkansas Delta (they came up from New Orleans) and then came to Tontitown to make a real life for their families.....as she wove this story in only the way that Susan Young can....the audience wept.
She made us feel like we knew these people. She gave these people a voice. Everyone got chill bumps when Susan made one lady from Tontitown stand beside the big screen as a picture of that lady's great grandmother appeared.....the resemblance was uncanny. Suddenly we felt a connection to a people who are now around us only in spirit. You could feel the spirit of Tontitown.......
Susan made us proud that Tontitown is part of our NW AR history...
She done sooooo good...........wish everyone could have been there.
Louise Mann
Yes yes yes--what Louie said!!! Susan was incredible. There is NOTHING as powerful and impressive as someone who loves their issue, topic, field, belief, etc. Susan is the essence of what a passion for history looks like.
Thanks, Susan, for what you've accomplished and recorded for the past, present and future.
Fran
"twas very poignant. Susan has a gift.
S.Beth Lowrey
Amen to both of y'all!!

Susan was fabulous and her presentation was spellbinding. What I have read thus far of the book is beautifully written and engages the reader in a Susan-Young-subtle-yet- powerful way.
Hear, Hear--Author!!! Author!!!
In awe,
Beth P.
I want her to write the story of my people.
S.Beth Lowrey
I thought I knew Susan, whose friendship I have cherished for many years. But I was one of those with teary eyes when I heard her speak from her heart about the people she loves -- her "families" of friends. It was a first for me, and now I'm a little jealous, because it was easy to see that everybody in that audience also loves her. She was brimful of her passion for history and the people of Tontiown -- downright stunning as she turned her presentation into a conversation. I felt like we were all turning the pages of a family album as she brought us deep into her story about Tontitown, which is really a story about all of us Please find a way to read her book and thank her for reminding us of who we are. And ask her to write and share some more.
Proud admirer of "our" Susan,
Jim

December 5, 2009 at 11:18 PM

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