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by Brian Alexander

Genre: Nonfiction

Published: 1994

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For readers of Hillbilly Elegy and Strangers in Their Own Land**One of The Week's 20 Books to Read in 2017****One of Bustle's 16 Best Nonfiction Books Coming in February 2017**Beth Macy, author of Factory Man: "Remarkably nuanced...this book should be required reading.""Glass House's subtitle...hints at the book's difference from its best-selling predecessor. Alexander's book is less personal, less tortured, a work of journalism far more willing to indict forces larger than the stubborn, delusional pride of the white working class. This book hunts bigger game." —SlateIn 1947, Forbes magazine declared Lancaster, Ohio the epitome of the all-American town. Today it is damaged, discouraged, and fighting for its future. In Glass House, journalist Brian Alexander uses the story of one town to show how seeds sown 35 years ago have sprouted to...

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