{"product_id":"roots-of-steel-deborah-rudacille-9781400095896","title":"Roots of Steel: Boom and Bust in an American Mill Town","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the American economy seeks to restructure itself, \u003ci\u003eRoots of Steel \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful, candid, and eye-opening reminder of the people who have been left behind. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Deborah Rudacille was a child in the working-class town of Dundalk, Maryland, a worker at the local Sparrows Point steel mill made more than enough to comfortably support a family. But the decline of American manufacturing in the decades since has put tens of thousands out of work and left the people of Dundalk pondering the broken promise of the American dream. In \u003ci\u003eRoots of Steel\u003c\/i\u003e, Rudacille combines personal narrative, interviews with workers, and extensive research to capture the character and history of this once-prosperous community.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Rudacille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400095891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400095896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.97h x 5.31w x 0.69d","brand":"Deborah Rudacille","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526687248639,"sku":"9781400095896","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_575492d4-0013-4ffd-97b5-ada5479820dd.jpg?v=1737556878","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roots-of-steel-deborah-rudacille-9781400095896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}