{"product_id":"best-of-the-rust-belt-9781953368706","title":"Best of the Rust Belt","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe best personal essays from a contested region, from Belt Publishing's ten years as a press.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany have an opinion on what the Rust Belt is. It's the \"blue wall,\" \"Trump country,\" the \"flyover states,\" or the \"real America.\" Or maybe, as our own president has said, it's a place that no longer exists called by a name that has long outlived its usefulness. But undeniably, there's something that connects the region. Maybe the question isn't what defines that connection, but who.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past ten years, Belt Publishing has been putting out books that prioritize the voices of the many people who live here. We've collected our favorite writing from our dozens of anthologies, from Pittsburgh to Gary, Chicago to St. Louis, Milwaukee to Cleveland, and more, documenting growing up in segregated St. Louis and elucidating the coded Islamophobia of southern Michigan. Featuring LaToya Ruby Frazier, Connie Schultz, Brian Broome, Megan Stielstra, Vivian Gibson, Aaron Foley, Kathleen Rooney, Sarah Kendzior, Phil Christman, and more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Belt Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953368706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.63h x 5.25w x 0.31d","brand":"Anne Trubek","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145871716533,"sku":"9781953368706","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0540fb53-e62a-4c2e-b9ba-f2428e5c90ca.jpg?v=1715698637","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/best-of-the-rust-belt-9781953368706","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}