Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (843 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01IN8ZX7A |
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| Number of Pages | : | 209 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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Meanwhile, Alexander goes behind the scenes, entwined with the lives of residents as they wrestle with heroin, politics, high-interest lenders, low wage jobs, technology, and the new demands of American life: people like Brian Gossett, the fourth generation to work at Anchor Hocking; Joe Piccolo, first-time director of the annual music festival who discovers the town relies on him, and it, for salvation; Jason Roach, who police believed may have been Lancaster’s biggest drug dealer; and Eric Brown, a local football hero-turned-cop who comes to realize that he can never arrest Lancaster’s real problems.. As Glass House unfolds, bankruptcy looms. In Glass House, journalist Brian Alexander uses the story of one town to show how seeds so
I wish I had written it." Beth Macy, author of Factory Man and Truevine“Brian Alexander’s Glass House dramatizes vividly how a half-century of economic ‘progress’ dismantled America’s once-sturdy middle class. Among the others are George Packer’s The Unwinding and J.D. Shades of JD Vance’s 'Hillbilly Elegy.'" The New York Post"Reads like an oddand oddly satisfyingfusion of George Packer’s The Unwinding and one of Michael Lewis’ real-life financial thrillers." Laura Miller, Slate"A devastating readFor anyone wondering why swing-state America voted against the establishment in 2016, Mr. You could write the same book about half of the country." Chris Jones, The Chicago Tribune"An extraordinary book." Vick Mickunas, Book Nook, WYSO, Miami Valley"As Alexander carefully documents, Anchor Hocking and Lancaster were not undone by foreign comp
He lives in California. He grew up in Lancaster, with a family history in the glass business. . A former contributing editor to Wired magazine, he has been recognized by Medill School of Journalism's John Bartlow Martin awards for public interest journalism and other organizations. Brian Alexander has written about American culture for decades
People who live in grass houses shouldn't stow thrones. Richard Stampfle Having grown up in Lancaster, this book is very meaningful to me. I remember what life was like as a child growing up in the Lancaster of the 50's 60's and 70's. Some of the people and places are familiar, and this book brings back memories of my youth: the Fairfield County county fair, Mt. Pleasant and Rising Park, the Sherman House, and the Boy's Industrial School and country club located Hocking Hills. Though, sadly, I didn't see mention of Jimmy's Jaw Breaker, t. Arrow said Depressing and accurate chronicle of the collapse of a great town.. I looked forward to this book as someone who grew up in Lancaster, just a couple of years ahead of the author. IMHO, the book catalogs the demise of a great town, but does so with unending detail about the top-end, those behind financial machinations in NYC and elsewhere as people played with Lancaster's largest employer like a pawn in a massive game of chance to make money fast. There is some characterization of how this effected locals, but this seems focused on d. "Worth the read; missed some points" according to Jb. I read this book through three lenses: First and foremost, as someone who grew up in Lancaster, Ohio, and whose immediate family (siblings, nieces/nephews, parents) still live there. I visit at least three times per year. Second, I have concerns about the growing wage gap and looked for a book that, without being condescending or demeaning, showed why and how a man like Trump was elected President. Third and most personally, three immediate family members are repres