"Thanks to Christiane Deschamps for her suggestions and assistance. All photographs were made in Peoria in 1976 and most of the facts cited about the city were fairly accurate in or around that year."--colophon "At the same time as it narrates the story of an unfortunate love affair in Peoria in 1976, this book describes through Polaroid images and text the physical appearance of the city of Peoria, commenting on aspects of that city's Midwestern culture and a melancholy sense of loss. Papyrus Productions 2009." artist's statement