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A Cold Game: Meet the Family
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A Cold Game: Meet the Family

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Up until the early nineties, millions of Michigan youth had modest plans post-graduation: Work for General Motors for thirty years, then quit and enjoy a secure retirement like their parents did before them. Somebody should have told General Motors but they packed up and shipped out; leaving behind a totally dependent economy in flames. So much for the American Dream, if you were the offspring of shop workers enjoying an escape from the rural, racist South, following in Mommy and Daddy’s footsteps.

Come spend a summer in Flint, Michigan, with one of the families GM forgot about. In Fli-City the issues don’t end with toxic water; only the strong survive. Sometimes we had to play the cards we were dealt like it was the hand we wanted, which is the essence of true resilience.

To all the real ones behind the wall, keep your head to the sky, there is light at the end of the tunnel…

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Page Publishing, Inc.
Date
24 July 2016
Pages
224
ISBN
9781683484332

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

Up until the early nineties, millions of Michigan youth had modest plans post-graduation: Work for General Motors for thirty years, then quit and enjoy a secure retirement like their parents did before them. Somebody should have told General Motors but they packed up and shipped out; leaving behind a totally dependent economy in flames. So much for the American Dream, if you were the offspring of shop workers enjoying an escape from the rural, racist South, following in Mommy and Daddy’s footsteps.

Come spend a summer in Flint, Michigan, with one of the families GM forgot about. In Fli-City the issues don’t end with toxic water; only the strong survive. Sometimes we had to play the cards we were dealt like it was the hand we wanted, which is the essence of true resilience.

To all the real ones behind the wall, keep your head to the sky, there is light at the end of the tunnel…

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Page Publishing, Inc.
Date
24 July 2016
Pages
224
ISBN
9781683484332