To the Mill and Back - Couverture rigide

Savage, Bill

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1966012470 ISBN 13 : 9781966012474

Editeur : Millstonepress, 2026

Synopsis

Two boys. One thunderous factory floor. And the vanishing echo of the American Dream.In the sizzling summer of 1948, seventeen-year-old Floyd walks off the scorching streets and into the mechanical cacophony of the Blake Silk Mill. Eager for "walking-around money," he starts at the absolute bottom as a bobbin boy, only to be taken under the wing of a brilliant, rebellious corporate chemist. Fast-forward to 1971, and sixteen-year-old Chris Tiller traces those exact same steps. Entering a world dominated by the same eccentric cast of characters, Chris navigates the merciless tyranny of a bitter floorlady, a colorful crew of shift workers, the quiet heartbreak of a nameless young love, and mentorship from an older, wiser Floyd-now known simply as "The Tester".Pushing heavy carts through the mind-numbing grind, both boys learn that the factory floor is a crucible where boyhood ends and manhood begins. But as the decades roll on and the smoke clears, a modern-day Chris returns to the silent, decaying ruins of the mill, uncovering the dark secrets of the ghosts he left behind and realizing that the industry that raised a town was always running on borrowed time.Masterfully balancing historical grit with deep psychological insight, Bill Savage delivers a powerful, evocative look at the blue-collar strongholds of the rust belt, the structural anatomy of an industrial empire, and the timeless mile markers of growing up.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Millstonepress
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1966012470
• ISBN 13: 9781966012474
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 214
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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