In the “Locating More History” chapter, she encourages readers to be surprised by the gems in their own counties and towns. “You actually have to start looking before you find it.”
, I drove around a lot and met people. My first driving trip for the corn book, I came home, called my mom and said, ‘America still exists.’ It’s so American in the Midwest — leave the keys in the car; people know who you are.”
Readers learn about the Arabia Steamboat Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. On Sept. 5, 1856, the steamboat hit a partially submerged tree while traveling along the Missouri River, piercing the hull. The boat sank, taking with it all the merchandise for the town of Logan, Nebraska, forcing the town to shutter because of the accident. When the boat was excavated in 1988-89, the foods from the ship were perfectly preserved, including carbonated Champagne.
“I’m amazed at how many people will go places and go, ‘I didn’t see anything. There’s nothing to do here,’” Clampitt said. “There’s always something. I’ve been to a lot of museums and I still was completely blown away by the Arabia Museum; it’s just one of those, ‘I had no idea there was this much stuff.’”
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