Glass house : the 1% economy and the shattering of the all-American town / Brian Alexander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alexander, Brian, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

Regional disparities.

United States--Economic conditions--2001-2009--Regional disparities.

United States.

United States--Economic conditions--2009---Regional disparities.

Income distribution--United States.

Income distribution.

American Dream.

Equality--United States.

Equality.

Middle class--United States--Economic conditions.

Economic history--Regional disparities.

Local Subjects:

Middle class--United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

xiv, 320 pages : map ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.

Summary:

"In 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 thirty-five years ago have sprouted to give us Trumpism, inequality, and an eroding national cohesion."--Jacket flap.

Contents:

Preface : the cop

Map of Lancaster

Introduction : the CEO

Glass house : December 2014

The all-American town : 1947-1982

Triggering events : July 1987

Newellization : March 2004

Hook, line, and sinker : April 2007

The cheese, the CEO, and Lancaster's year : January 2015

The shutdown : February 2015

The bankruptcy : March 2015

Pump it and dump it : April 2015

Turn it around, or turn it up? : May 2015

Hope for a forever home : June 2015

Putting the baby back together : July 2015

Maximum value : August 2015

Falling out : October 2015

The future in play : January 2016.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-312) and index.

ISBN:

9781250085801

1250085802

OCLC:

947146034