"Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town" by Brian Alexander

Post date: Sep 21, 2017 5:02:31 PM

Non-fiction

Suggested by Anca

Alexander’s hometown, Lancaster Ohio, was declared the All-American Town by Forbes in 1947; its Anchor Hocking Glass was the foundation of a healthy, booming community. The once-vibrant town began to crumble as the factory shut down. An examination of a town that quite literally fell apart.