One of the most impressive works of non-fiction that I read during 2017 was the book "Glass House - the 1% Economy and the Shattering of the All-American Town" by Brian Alexander. Alexander's hometown of Lancaster, Ohio has seen the once vital industrial core of the community withering. Like many towns in the region known as the Rust Belt Lancaster's manufacturing base has shriveled and this once vibrant little town has been dealing with the aftermath of this decline in local employment and all the incipient problems which have been the result of this slow decay.
Alexander provides readers with an in depth analysis of what used to be, what happened to change it, and what things are like now in Lancaster. I had Brian on the show for a long interview last year. With the paperback release of his book I invited him back. We covered a lot of new ground in this second conversation. Brian is one of those rare writers who can write brilliantly and also give a fabulous interview.
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