{"product_id":"rust-belt-industrial-nostalgia-trivia-true-north-publishing-9798254998068","title":"Rust Belt Industrial Nostalgia Trivia: 125 Giant Print History for Seniors","description":"\u003cb\u003eDo you remember the shift whistle that told the whole neighborhood dinner was ready?\u003c\/b\u003e For the men and women who lived in the shadow of the mills and the assembly plants, the Rust Belt was not a chapter in an economics textbook. It was the smell of sulfur and coke smoke hanging over the river valley. It was the orange glow of a furnace tap lighting up the night sky. It was the union hall on a Saturday, the ethnic parish on a Sunday, and the row house paid off after thirty years of hard, honest work. This giant print trivia book celebrates the courage, skill, and dignity of the people who built America's steel and automobile industries from 1940 to 1975 - and the communities they built around them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e125 multiple choice questions cover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe open-hearth furnaces of Pittsburgh and the Mon Valley steelworkers who ran them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe UAW, the sit-down strikes, and the union contracts that built the middle class\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flint sit-down strike, the Battle of the Overpass, and the Memorial Day Massacre\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetroit's automobile plants, the River Rouge Complex, and the Arsenal of Democracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe ethnic neighborhoods - Polish, Slovak, Hungarian, Italian - built around the mill gates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleveland, Buffalo, Youngstown, and Gary at the peak of American industrial power\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Monday, the plant closings, and the communities that endured\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery answer includes a full historical explanation - not just a confirmation, but a story. Every question is printed in large, easy-to-read type. The answer is always on the very next page. No flipping to the back. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA perfect gift for anyone who has ever lived within earshot of a shift whistle - or loved someone who did.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrue North Publishing - History remembered with dignity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e True North Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254998068\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.55d","brand":"True North Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997584175359,"sku":"9798254998068","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rust-belt-industrial-nostalgia-trivia-true-north-publishing-9798254998068","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}