Sherry Lee Linkon and John Russo are the cofounders and codirectors of the Center for Working-Class Studies at Youngstown State University, where Linkon is professor of English and coordinator of American studies and Russo is professor of labor studies and coordinator of the labor studies program.
"Beautifully written with a plainspoken lyricism reminiscent of William Carlos Williams, Steeltown U.S.A. sensitively probes conflicting representations of Youngstown across a century of growth, struggle, and heartbreaking decline....A cold-eyed, warm-hearted elegy for industrial America that somehow renews our rusty spirits." JACK METZGAR, AUTHOR OF STRIKING STEEL: SOLIDARITY REMEMBERED "Linkon and Russo document with stunning precision the meaning of the erasure of memory. Steeltown U.S.A. should not only be read as a cautionary tale about corporate responsibility in an era of globalization, but as a lesson to all Americans that we must understand and preserve our past if we are to effectively deal with our future. Steeltown U.S.A. is a vital book." DALE MAHARIDGE, COAUTHOR OF AND THEIR CHILDREN AFTER THEM AND JOURNEY TO NOWHERE
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