{"product_id":"when-once-destroyed-a-historical-memoir-of-the-life-and-death-of-a-small-town","title":"When Once Destroyed: A Historical Memoir of the Life and Death of a Small Town","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-hugerte\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidwest Book Awards - Special Distinction: Strong Midwestern Sensibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndependent Publishers Book Awards - IPPY Nonfiction Great Lakes Region Silver Medal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Once Destroyed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA town was erased. But its story refuses to disappear. In the mid-20th century, a small Indiana community named Somerset was wiped from the map—its homes abandoned, its land flooded, its people scattered. Progress demanded sacrifice. And Somerset paid the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Once Destroyed\u003c\/i\u003e is the true story of that loss—told not as distant history, but as a deeply personal letter from a grandfather to his grandson. Through memory, reflection, and careful research, Sid Shroyer reconstructs a vanished world: its people, its rhythms, and the quiet dignity of a place that once mattered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut this is more than a story about one town. It is a meditation on what happens when communities are displaced in the name of progress… and what we lose when history is buried along with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlending memoir, cultural history, and moral reflection, \u003cem\u003eWhen Once Destroyed\u003c\/em\u003e asks a question that still resonates today: What is the true cost of progress—and who gets to decide?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who appreciate:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-Thoughtful American history\u003cbr\u003e-Stories of small-town life and legacy\u003cbr\u003e-Authors like Wendell Berry and Marilynne Robinson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you care about the stories that shaped America—and the ones we've forgotten—this book belongs on your shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54526396203283,"sku":"9781634898157","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/9781634898157ita.jpg?v=1785852683","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/when-once-destroyed-a-historical-memoir-of-the-life-and-death-of-a-small-town","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}