{"product_id":"city-on-the-edge-hard-choices-in-the-american-rust-belt-paperback","title":"City on the Edge: Hard Choices in the American Rust Belt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Streissguth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy do people stay in a struggling city? \u003ci\u003eCity on the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e explores this question through the lives of five people in Syracuse, New York, a quintessential rust-belt metropolis. Once a booming industrial center with a dynamic civic life and prominence on the world stage, Syracuse has endured decades of crime, drugs, economic depression, absent-minded political leadership, and population decline. Michael Streissguth spent more than three years interviewing a young survivor of the streets, a refugee from Cuba, an urban farmer, a community activist, and a city elder, who shared their stories as they found ways to make life work against sometimes formidable odds. He also contextualizes their extended commentary and storytelling with secondary characters and various episodes, such as a tragic Father's Day riot and the trial that followed. The result is an eye-opening look at life in America in the twenty-first century, where people strive to turn their ideas, frustrations, and disadvantages into new hope for themselves and the city where they live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA journalist, filmmaker, and longtime resident of Syracuse, \u003cb\u003eMichael Streissguth\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at Le Moyne College. His work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He has written eight books, including \u003ci\u003eJohnny Cash: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 281\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49174968467608,"sku":"9781438479903","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/eHBWdlBtSHJvRjZiK3JMSmQ2d0xZUT09.webp?v=1779976584","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/city-on-the-edge-hard-choices-in-the-american-rust-belt-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}