Publisher Description
In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city in the nation, is now its poorest. Once the vanguard of America’s machine age—mass production, automobiles, and blue-collar jobs—Detroit is now America’s capital for unemployment, illiteracy, foreclosure, and dropouts. With the steel-eyed reportage that has become his trademark and the righteous indignation that only a native son can possess, journalist Charlie LeDuff sets out to uncover what has brought low this once-vibrant city, his city. In doing so, he uncovers the deeply human drama of a city filled with some of the strongest—and strangest—people our country has to offer.
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“This is a great book on the downfall of Detroit, from the perspective of a reporter caught in a living hell. Mr. Charlie tells the tale of the fires, and the firefighters that had to fight there equipment as much as fighting the fires. The story also tells the stories of corruption in the mayors office. I am a former GM dealership employee and the problems in Detroit had a ripple effect all across our country. As part of the bankruptcy agreement, 2600 GM dealerships lost there franchises, I worked a dealer that lost there’s, this story hit home. ”
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Craig (5 out of 5 stars)
