Hard Way on Purpose Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt

Name: Hard Way on Purpose Essays and Dispatches from the Rust Belt
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ISBN: 9781451692747

ISBN-10: 1451692749

ISBN-13: 9781451692747

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Authors: David Giffels

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Award-winning author and journalist David Giffels explores the meaning of identity and place, hamburgers, hard work, and basketball in this collection of wry, irreverent essays reflecting on the many aspects of Midwestern culture and life from an insider's perspective.The Industrial Midwest built modern America, thrived for almost a century, then profoundly collapsed. But for cities like Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Akron, a devoted tract of the population remains in the Rust Belt, committed to celebrating its singular Midwest culture and carrying it forward. David Giffels was born in Akron in the 1960s, as the golden age was ending, and has lived there ever since. Now he plumbs the touchstones…

Book details

List price: $23.00
Publisher: Scribner
Publication date: 3/18/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.37" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English