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Detroit : an American autopsy / Charlie LeDuff.

By:

LeDuff, Charlie

Publication details: New York : Penguin Press , 2013.Description: xvi, 286 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:

9780143124467

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DDC classification:

977.434 LED

LOC classification:

HC108.D6 L44 2013

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	977.434 LED (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067536

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.

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