{"product_id":"rust-belt-chicago-an-anthology-paperback","title":"Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartha Bayne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lively grab bag of essays, fiction and poetry that reads at times like a who's who of contemporary Chicago writers\/residents\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chicago is a city built on meat, railroads, and steel, on opportunity and exploitation. But its identity has long involved so much more than manufacturing. Today, the city continues to lure new residents from around the world, and from across a region rocked by recession and deindustrialization. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRust Belt Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e collects essays, fiction, and poetry from more than fifty writers who speak directly to the concerns the city shares with the Midwest at large, and the elements that set it apart. With contributions from writers like Aleksandar Hemon, Kathleen Rooney, and Zoe Zolbrod, here you'll find stories about: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Buying Bread on Devon Street \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Cantinas of Pilsen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bike commutes through the North Side \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Adventures on the El. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Writing with affection, frustration, anger, and joy, the writers in this collection capture all the harmony and dissonance that define one cacophonous place.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Bayne\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Chicago writer and a senior editor with Belt Publishing. Her work has appeared in publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLatterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBelt Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47401622765746,"sku":"9780997774375","price":20.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/XVGxIe-WQQ9780997774375.webp?v=1783745469","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/rust-belt-chicago-an-anthology-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}