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ISBN10: 1966012535
ISBN13: 9781966012535
Publisher: Millstonepress
Published: May 28 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781966012535
Publisher: Millstonepress
Published: May 28 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.49 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
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.
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