Joseph A. Amato, professor emeritus of history and rural studies at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota, is the author of Rethinking Home: A Case for Writing Local History; Dust: A Hi...view moreJoseph A. Amato, professor emeritus of history and rural studies at Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota, is the author of Rethinking Home: A Case for Writing Local History; Dust: A History of the Small and the Invisible; On Foot: A History of Walking; and twelve other books.view less