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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Lancaster, Ohio remained a quintessential American town through the decades after World War II.
Chapter 3: Today, the town is a shadow of its former self, and its history reveals why in painful detail.
Chapter 4: Once Anchor Hocking was treated as a commodity to trade, the workers’ lives and livelihoods fundamentally changed for the worse.
Chapter 5: Though residents are often blamed, Lancaster’s real downfall rests with politicians and corporate executives and their damaging decisions.
Chapter 6: Lancaster has much to teach about the wide-reaching consequences of the free market for communities.
Description
Glass House (2017) tells the cautionary tale of Lancaster, Ohio, a town that went from boom to bust over the course of the past fifty years. At the heart of this downfall is the Anchor Hocking glass factory, a major source of employment that turned into a bitter disappointment. This story is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the current state of affairs in American society and politics.
Who Should Listen
- Politicians and policy-makers
- Students of history and American studies
- People interested in the current state of American affairs