pickLoved it. Learned a ton! Didn‘t realize how late the US was to WWII, and was awesome to hear about how it geared up production for the war (the “arsenal of democracy”).
pickLoved it. Learned a ton! Didn‘t realize how late the US was to WWII, and was awesome to hear about how it geared up production for the war (the “arsenal of democracy”).
If you've ever watched Willy Wonka, what you really saw was the story of a rich factory owner turning a blind eye to near-death and disfigurement while engaging in some fairly sketchy employment practices (Oompa Loompas are paid in cocoa beans?!). Perhaps we die-hard fans should read J. Freeman's history of factories and meditate upon the exploitation inherent in their operation. Wonka- quirky genius or capitalist scum? 😉 #MoviesInApril
so-soThe first half of the book is really good. You follow the author around while he gives you a history of the automotive industry in Detroit. The second half gets a bit monotonous. Chapter after chapter of how a plant gets stripped and sold off. He does his best to make the limited cast of characters sound like outlaws and misfits, but it only goes so far. Decent read if you're into history or from the area but not something you'd read for pleasure
Chapter 2: They Just Closed The Door
Thinking about how large the Budd company was at it's highest, the largest sheet metal company in American in the 1920's, The largest automotive stamping facility in the world in the 1970's, closed in 2006. The Story of Budd, is the story of Detroit.
Started “Punching Out“ by Paul Clemens as he follows the year after the Budd Company stamping plant on Detroit‘s East Side, closed in 2006. One chapter in, he paints a picture of just how large the automotive industry was in Detroit and what a labor intensive process it was to “Stamp“ parts out for the assembly plants. Almost all of this has been replaced by automation and outsourced for cheaper labor.
In Oneida, it was common practice to play #FoolishGames with the heart - it was frowned upon to get overly attached to one person. And if you did, well, that wasn‘t exactly the spirit of free love.
This was just an okay read for me - dry in parts, though it makes me want to visit Oneida and tour the big house. And, the author is a descendant of this community. #LilithJuly
so-soWhat does free love and silverware have in common?Most of us recognize the Oneida for its cutlery in the 20th century. What we don‘t know relates to its founding as a free love commune, among their practices. The narrative dragged in parts, but to say this was an eye opening tale is no exaggeration. The author is a descendant of the founder of the Oneida community. #nonfiction2019 for book that has been on my tbr for over a year.
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