Forms Used by the Durant Hotel: Flint, Michigan by The American Hotel Association – Rostie Publishing
The Durant Hotel stands as one of Flint’s most significant architectural landmarks, representing both the city’s meteoric rise during the automotive boom and its modern-day revitalization.The hotel was born from an urgent need for luxury accommodations as Flint’s population exploded due to the success of General Motors. Named after William “Billy” C. Durant, the founder…
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Selected Essays of Voltairine de Cleyre Volume 2 – Rostie Publishing
Voltairine de Cleyre was one of the most versatile and radical thinkers in American history. Often overshadowed by her contemporary Emma Goldman, de Cleyre’s essays are noted for their poetic intensity, intellectual rigor, and a distinct “anarchism without adjectives.”1. Anarchism Without AdjectivesDe Cleyre’s most significant contribution to political theory was her refusal to get bogged…
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 – 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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