Tag: History of Flint

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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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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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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EXCERTS FROM KARMENIA: WHAT THE SPIRIT TOLD ME by Lyman Stowe – Rostie Publishing

Lyman’s book is primarily a collection of short occult stories and alleged real experiences from the author’s life. Within the book, we find a blend of biography and occult experiences, told in a series of short stories about spiritualism, visions, and other mystical phenomena.The first 16 chapters of this volume include tales of his early… Read More EXCERTS FROM KARMENIA: WHAT THE SPIRIT TOLD ME by Lyman Stowe – Rostie Publishing

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Diary of a Sitdowner by Francis L O’Rourke – Rostie Publishing

The Flint Sit-Down Strike of 1936-1937 was a landmark labor protest that fundamentally changed industrial relations in the United States.The strike was organized by the fledgling United Auto Workers (UAW) union against the world’s largest industrial corporation at the time, General Motors (GM). The workers involved were thousands of GM employees in Flint, Michigan, and… Read More Diary of a Sitdowner by Francis L O’Rourke – Rostie Publishing

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Metawaneenee Hills Sales Brochure from The Farm Reality Company, 1910: A Community in Flint, Michigan – Rostie Publishing

Brochure printed by The Farm Reality Company in 1910 and designed by architect William Pitkin. Edited and prepared for publishing by Roy RichardHistory of Metawaneenee HillsThe Metawaneenee Hills community in Flint, Michigan, was developed by the Farm Realty Company around 1910. It was created during a period of intense growth in Flint, driven by the… Read More Metawaneenee Hills Sales Brochure from The Farm Reality Company, 1910: A Community in Flint, Michigan – Rostie Publishing

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General Baptist Roots in Flint, Michigan by Roy O Richard, Dayron Jones – Rostie Publishing

The General Baptist Denomination in Flint, MichiganAs you drive around Genesee County today, there is no want for Cannabis businesses. Almost every street corner seems to have a store or grow facility. This was not the case when I was growing up. Flint during the 1950s to the 1980s was filled with Coney Islands, Banks… Read More General Baptist Roots in Flint, Michigan by Roy O Richard, Dayron Jones – Rostie Publishing

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FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle CityIn memory of all those who made and continue to make this place home.The industrial city of Flint sits on the banks of the Flint River, a significant source of commerce and transportation for the Ojibwe Nation. The river, called Biiwaanagoonh-ziibi or Flinty River by those earlier people,… Read More FLINTOID: A Collection of Poems About the Vehicle City by Roy O Richard, Sarah Louks, Ralph H Marlatt, Katherine Cary-Place, and Gaylia Kenslow-Stogsdill – Rostie Publishing

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