Making it in America : the almost impossible quest to manufacture in the U.S.A. (and how it got that way)
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New York : Pantheon Books, [2024].
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xiii, 334 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Niceville - Adult nonfiction | 338.47 SLADE, Rachel | Checked Out | May 7, 2024 |
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New York : Pantheon Books, [2024].
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English
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Illustrations on endpapers.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-317) and index.
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"Meet Ben and Whitney Waxman, two tireless idealists attempting to do the impossible: produce an American-made, union-made, all American-sourced sweatshirt—an American hoodie. Ben spent a decade organizing workers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Wisconsin, fighting for Americans at a time when national support for unions had sunk to an all-time low. Struggling with depression and a drug dependency, Ben lands back in his hometown of Portland, Maine, desperate to prove that ethical manufacturing is possible. There, he meets Whitney, a bartender wrestling with her own complicated past. In each other they see a better future, a version of the American dream they can build together. Making It in America is a deeply personal account of one couple’s quest to change the world. As they navigate private struggles, international trade wars, and a global pandemic, their story carries us across the nation and across time, from the cotton fields of Mississippi to New York City’s hollowed-out garment district to a family-owned zipper company in Los Angeles to the enormous knit-and-dye factories in North Carolina. Throughout, we grapple with what (3z(BMade in the USA(3y (Breally means to Americans in the twenty-first century." --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Slade, R. (2024). Making it in America: the almost impossible quest to manufacture in the U.S.A. (and how it got that way) . Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slade, Rachel. 2024. Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way). Pantheon Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Slade, Rachel. Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way) Pantheon Books, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Slade, Rachel. Making It in America: The Almost Impossible Quest to Manufacture in the U.S.A. (and How It Got That Way) Pantheon Books, 2024.
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