{"product_id":"rust-belt-chicago","title":"Rust Belt Chicago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChicago 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRust Belt Chicago\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuying Bread on Devon Street\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Cantinas of Pilsen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBike commutes through the North Side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdventures on the El.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting with affection, frustration, anger, and joy, the writers in this collection capture all the harmony and dissonance that define one cacophonous place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by: Martha Bayne\u003cbr\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e232 pages\u003cbr\u003e6 x 9 in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Applewood Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528497143946,"sku":"104896","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0344\/1225\/files\/9780997774375.avif?v=1781121893","url":"https:\/\/shop.architecture.org\/products\/rust-belt-chicago","provider":"CAC Design Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}