City of Hustle e-bog

A part of Belts City Anthology Series, a unique take on the South Dakota town residents call the Best Little City in America.In 1992, Money magazine named Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the best place to live in America. This rich anthology offers an inside look at the city through the eyes of both longtime residents and recent transplants. In over forty-five essays, youll hear stories about the citys past, including the regions legacy of violence against Native Americans and Sioux Fallss status as a divorce destination in the late 1800s. But youll also discover the ways the citys savvy planning and entrepreneurial gumption have helped it navigate twenty-first-century challenges.Youll read about: the end of George McGoverns presidential run at a Sioux Falls Holiday Inn the vibrant Jewish and Syrian-Muslim communities that helped form the city the first sit-down strike in American labor history firsthand accounts of how South Sudanese refugees are shaping the city todayEdited by Patrick Hicks and Jon K. Lauck, City of Hustle: A Sioux Falls Anthology gives an insiders perspective on whats really going on in so-called flyover country, and it shows why that name misses so much of the true richness that makes up life there every day.