{"product_id":"disassembled-tim-cullen-9781942586623","title":"Disassembled: A Native Son on Janesville and General Motors - A Story of Grit, Race, Gender and Wishful Thinking and What It Means f","description":"There have been many articles and even books written on what happened after General Motors closed its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin in 2008 after some 90 years of operation. Here, for the first time, former Wisconsin state senator--and Janesville native--Tim Cullen tells the inside story of how and why it happened, and what it means for the future not only of Janesville, but cities across America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cullen, who co-chaired the governor's task force that tried to save the Janesville plant, provides a sweeping history of the plant from its boom years to the abyss, while noting the struggles African Americans and women faced in getting hired and treated fairly. Along the way he finds some heroes, including an early African American GM employee; a woman who insisted on gender equity in the plant; and Walter Reuther, \u003cbr\u003e the legendary labor leader. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps no one is better qualified than Tim Cullen to tell this important story. Tim worked in the Janesville GM plant as a college student and \u003cbr\u003e he was there, decades on, when presidential candidate Barack Obama told a hopeful gathering of GM employees and other stakeholders he \u003cbr\u003e would do what he could to ensure its success. Less than a year later, the plant closed. In \u003ci\u003eDisassembled\u003c\/i\u003e, Tim Cullen reveals what happened.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Cullen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1942586620\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781942586623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Little Creek Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.40d","brand":"Tim Cullen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941490032895,"sku":"9781942586623","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a5401644-860f-4adf-a5a8-4ae94dc4c89b.jpg?v=1681453225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disassembled-tim-cullen-9781942586623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}