Detroit : an American autopsy
LeDuff, Charlie
Detroit : an American autopsy / Charlie LeDuff. - New York : Penguin Press , 2013. - xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
LeDuff waxes on what he finds when he returns to his troubled hometown, Detroit, after 20 years away. Passionate and scathing, LeDuff's incisive, pithy brand of reportage--in which he takes any force killing "his" Detroit personally--is powerful and immensely enjoyable. He skewers the inept auto industry that built "America's way of life" only to abandon the city, mercilessly hounds the corrupt city hall and its officials, and explores unjust fatalities. All the while he champions rank-and-file city workers and paints compassionate portraits of longtime residents. With the same critical eye he uses on others, LeDuff entwines his personal life into the narrative, effectively breaking down any "us vs. them" posturing. Eric Martin's narration is exactly right, reflecting all of LeDuff's sincerity, outrage, and despair.
9780143124467
2012030924
Journalists---United States
Detroit (Michigan)
HC108.D6 / L44 2013
977.434 LED
Detroit : an American autopsy / Charlie LeDuff. - New York : Penguin Press , 2013. - xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
LeDuff waxes on what he finds when he returns to his troubled hometown, Detroit, after 20 years away. Passionate and scathing, LeDuff's incisive, pithy brand of reportage--in which he takes any force killing "his" Detroit personally--is powerful and immensely enjoyable. He skewers the inept auto industry that built "America's way of life" only to abandon the city, mercilessly hounds the corrupt city hall and its officials, and explores unjust fatalities. All the while he champions rank-and-file city workers and paints compassionate portraits of longtime residents. With the same critical eye he uses on others, LeDuff entwines his personal life into the narrative, effectively breaking down any "us vs. them" posturing. Eric Martin's narration is exactly right, reflecting all of LeDuff's sincerity, outrage, and despair.
9780143124467
2012030924
Journalists---United States
Detroit (Michigan)
HC108.D6 / L44 2013
977.434 LED
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