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PERSPECTIVES: "Factory Man:" the offshoring of America's workers

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Credit --David Hungate

Louie's conversation with author Beth Macy uncovers interesting details as to how a series of articles Macy wrote for the Roanoke (Va.) Times became a New York Times best seller, and how John Bassett III tried to save the American worker from the unemployment line. The book is a tribute to American knowhow, and the fight against foreign takeover.

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/beth-macy/factory-man/9780316231435/

For more information on the book and on Beth Macy's writings:

The New York Times' book review: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/03/books/in-beth-macys-factory-man-a-struggle-to-stay-competitive.html?_r=0

Beth Macy's website: http://intrepidpapergirl.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/HachetteBookGroup/about

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