Cameron.Cameron Patricia Averill Xlibris Corporation International Plaza International Plaza may refer to:
9781425712143, $22.94 www.xlibris.com Written by history scholar Patricia Averill, Cameron: Family, Technology and Religion in a Rust Belt Rust Belt or Rustbelt, economic region in the NE quadrant of the United States, focused on the Midwestern (see Midwest) states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio, as well as Pennsylvania. Town as Seen by Averills, Nasons, McCormicks, and Others Who Passed Through is the true story of a Michigan town that originated in the 1820's, enjoyed the leisurely procession of a traditional local history common to Midwestern towns up through the 1950's, then endured a catastrophic decline when its industrial economy soured. Cameron traces both plant closings and members of the class of 1962 as they responded to changes within the town as well as elsewhere in the country. Blending the meticulous accuracy of a historical research project with the pacing of a novel, Cameron is absorbing to read in its own right yet also a superb microcosm mi·cro·cosm n. A small, representative system having analogies to a larger system in constitution, configuration, or development: "He sees the auto industry as a microcosm of the U.S. and portrait of the hardships of economic blight, as well as racial, ethnic, and religious tensions. A heartbreaking heart·break·ing adj. 1. Causing overwhelming grief or distress. 2. Producing a strong emotional reaction: heartbreaking loveliness. yet indispensable case study of those who suffered from America's deindustrialization deindustrialization A shift in an economy from producing goods to producing services. Such a shift is most likely to occur in mature economies such as that of the United States. . |
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