The Many and the Few: A Chronicle of the Dynamic Auto Workers by Henry Kraus – Flint Book of the Week
The Many and the Few is an insider’s chronicle of the pivotal United Automobile Workers (UAW) sit-down strike against General Motors in Flint, Michigan in 1936–1937, a defining moment in American labor history. The author, Henry Kraus, was himself a UAW activist and editor deeply involved in the events he recounts, giving the narrative both…
Poems By Mrs. F.E. O’Dell by Francis O’Dell – Rostie Publishing
Poetry from Mrs. F.E. O’Dell of Flint, Michigan.About Frances Smith OdellBirth: 16 Jun 1846, Michigan, USADeath: 16 Feb 1927 (aged 80)Burial: Glenwood Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USAParents: William M. Smith Sr, 1823–1902Abigail Riddle Smith, 1824–1904Spouse: Frank Eldwood Odell, 1851–1924 (m. 1877)Siblings: Nancy Smith Funk Colby, 1850 – unknownWilliam M. Smith Jr, 1856 – unknownMrs.…
Midnight in Vehicle City: General Motors, Flint, and the Strike That Created the Middle Class by Edward McClelland – Flint Book of the Week
Midnight in Vehicle City is a narrative history of the 1936–1937 Flint Sit-Down Strike, a pivotal labor action that transformed American industry and helped give rise to the modern middle class. Centered in Flint, Michigan—also known as “Vehicle City” and the heart of General Motors’ manufacturing empire—the book chronicles how ordinary auto workers challenged one…
The Vixen: A Rustbelt Vampire Story by Roy O. Richard – Rostie Publishing
In Flint, Michigan, an often forgotten and ridiculed rust belt town, Oliver, an aging shopkeeper, notices a fleeting female figure in the night as he leaves his bookstore. He is…
Keep readingFairy Tales for Workers’ Children by HERMINIA ZUR MÜHLEN (Author), LYDIA GIBSON (Illustrator), IDA DAILES (Translator) – Rostie Publishing
You have read many fairy tales, some of them very beautiful and some that frightened you with their horrible giants and goblins. But never, I am sure, have you read…
Keep readingJukeboxer by Glen Armstrong – Rostie Publishing
In his fourth full-length collection of poems, Rustbelt Surrealist, Glen Armstrong, celebrates jazz, country western, and great heaps of rock and roll music. Here, he taps into the soundtrack of…
Keep readingPoetry By Katherine Cary Place 1878-1934 – Rostie Publishing
The poet, Katherine Cary grew up in the coal mine country of north eastern Pennsylvania. The Cary’s were somewhat of a prominent family in the area. Kate seemed drawn to…
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Ramblings of an Old Coot 