The History of UAW Local 659: We Make Our Own History (1993) – Flint Book of the Week

The History of UAW Local 659 is a union-produced historical volume documenting the origins, struggles, triumphs, and community presence of UAW Local 659, one of Flint’s major General Motors locals. Compiled by Local 659’s History Committee and edited by members including Don Mosher and Al Anthony, the book serves as both a historical reference and… Read More The History of UAW Local 659: We Make Our Own History (1993) – Flint Book of the Week

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Music Makers from Mid-Michigan and Surrounding Areas, 1940s thru 1970s: Who Were They? (William R. Holtzapple) – Flint Book of the Week

Music Makers from Mid-Michigan and Surrounding Areas, 1940s thru 1970s: Who Were They? (William R. Holtzapple)Lulu.com / self-published (paperback, 2006). (~196–204 pages). A self-published, heavily illustrated local music reference and partial discography that documents recording artists, bands, studios, labels, and related people active in Mid-Michigan from roughly the 1940s through the 1970s. It is a… Read More Music Makers from Mid-Michigan and Surrounding Areas, 1940s thru 1970s: Who Were They? (William R. Holtzapple) – Flint Book of the Week

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Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

Rivethead is Ben Hamper’s darkly hilarious, brutally honest memoir about life as a “shop-rat” on General Motors’ assembly lines in Flint, Michigan. It captures the culture, chaos, humor, and despair of factory work in the 1970s and 1980s, told in Hamper’s signature voice—sharp, sarcastic, and unsparing.The book opens with Hamper’s childhood in a big Catholic… Read More Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line (Ben Hamper) – Flint Book of the Week

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My Blue Book of Poems Second Series by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

The third of Cora’s books. A few reprints from previous publications.Cora Oma Long, a poet from Flint, Michigan in the 1920’s.Born: 12 Jul 1868, Michigan, USADeath: 24 May 1950 (aged 81) Genesee County, Michigan, USABurial: Mount Morris Cemetery, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, USASpouses:James Nathaniel Wyant 1856–1941 (m. 1929)Martin Long 1855–1929 (m. 1885)Children:Oscar Sherman Long… Read More My Blue Book of Poems Second Series by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

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Recalcitrance Volume 9: Little Screw by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev – Recalcitrance Publishing

Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev (Николай Яковлевич Агнивцев, 1888–1932) was a Russian poet, playwright, and satirist known for his wit, elegance, and nostalgic evocations of pre-revolutionary St. Petersburg. Born in Moscow, he became part of the Silver Age of Russian poetry, contributing to journals and cabaret performances before the Revolution of 1917.After emigrating for a short time—living… Read More Recalcitrance Volume 9: Little Screw by Nikolai Yakovlevich Agnivtsev – Recalcitrance Publishing

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Buick, The Factory Whistle & Me (Bill Lamb) – Flint Book of the Week

In this warm, plainspoken memoir, radio legend Bill Lamb pulls back the curtain on a life lived at the intersection of a blue-collar city and its soundtrack. Part personal history, part oral chronicle of mid-century Flint, the book traces Lamb’s journey from itinerant broadcaster to the familiar voice who kept time with the Buick factory… Read More Buick, The Factory Whistle & Me (Bill Lamb) – Flint Book of the Week

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Amalgamation by Jay Fox – Rostie Publishing

“Amalgamation” argues that the principal weakness of the American labor movement is its fragmentation by craft (trade) unions, which limits the workers’ collective power. Fox contends that the path forward requires the amalgamation (bringing together) of existing unions into industrial unions (one union per industry) rather than maintaining separate craft unions or forming rival unions.He… Read More Amalgamation by Jay Fox – Rostie Publishing

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The Eighty-third Anniversary Souvenir of the Founding of St. Paul’s Parish – Flint, Michigan by Rev J Bradford Pengelly – Rostie Publishing

The Episcopal parish that became St. Paul’s in Flint, Michigan, was organized in 1840; its first rector was the Reverend Daniel E. Brown. The congregation built an early wooden church (about 1843) before moving to later sites as Flint grew.The current stone church at South Saginaw & East Third was designed by noted Gothic-Revival architect… Read More The Eighty-third Anniversary Souvenir of the Founding of St. Paul’s Parish – Flint, Michigan by Rev J Bradford Pengelly – Rostie Publishing

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My Blue Book of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

Poems from Mrs. Long of Flint, Michigan. Originally published in 1924Cora Oma Simons LongBorn: 12 Jul 1868, Michigan, USADeath: 24 May 1950 (aged 81) Genesee County, Michigan, USABurial: Mount Morris Cemetery, Mount Morris, Genesee County, Michigan, USASpouses:James Nathaniel Wyant 1856–1941 (m. 1929)Martin Long 1855–1929 (m. 1885)Children:Oscar Sherman Long 1886–1961Corp Lavern Harold Long 1892 – unknownParents:Asher… Read More My Blue Book of Original Poems by Cora Oma Long – Rostie Publishing

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