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Glass House

Glass House: The 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town by Brian Alexander

Non-fiction suggested by Anca

Alexander’s hometown, Lancaster Ohio, was declared the All-American Town by Forbes in 1947; its Anchor Hocking Glass was the foundation of a healthy, booming community. The once-vibrant town began to crumble as the factory shut down. An examination of a town that quite literally fell apart.