{"product_id":"american-made-anne-trubek-9781540270221","title":"American Made: Stories of Work from the Wpa","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Great Depression, out-of-work writers were hired by the federal government to interview American working-class workers about their jobs. What was it like working in a meatpacking plant in Chicago? To make a living as a Portuguese fisherman in Massachusetts? A farmer in Nebraska? A Polish ironworker building the New York City subway? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result of this project was over 2,000 first person written accounts of working life, from as many workers, many of whom were first generation immigrants. Those interviews were laboriously catalogued and digitized by the Library of Congress, and a representative slice are presented to you here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Made\u003c\/em\u003e is the engaging, sometimes brutal, always personable stories of workers, told in union halls, at crowded kitchen tables, and during breaks: reading them is both like watching a period drama and peeking into a diary. The book lays bare the immigrant journeys and working lives of those responsible for the nation's 20th century manufacturing and economic prowess. Through this book you will learn what has changed in America since then--and what has not. With an introduction by Kim Kelly, author of \u003cem\u003eFight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Trubek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 154027022X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540270221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Anne Trubek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175889219839,"sku":"9781540270221","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e9f3c11-aafe-4ed3-9dff-192bb7e9decd.jpg?v=1771336219","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-made-anne-trubek-9781540270221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}