Reading Resources
Image: Reading the Rust Belt
Discussion Questions
View Discussion Questions for American Salvage
Visiting Author and Scholar Websites
Phil Christman
https://philipchristman.com/
Raechel Anne Jolie
https://www.raechelannejolie.com/
Bonnie Jo Campbell
https://www.bonniejocampbell.net/
Henry Adams
https://www.henryadamsart.com/
Context for Stories in American Salvage
Tales of Scrappy Michiganders in American Salvage: An Interview with Bonnie Jo Campbell (NPR)
https://www.npr.org/2009/11/26/120863152/tales-of-scrappy-michiganders-in-american-salvage
The Opioid Diaries (Time)
https://time.com/james-nachtwey-opioid-addiction-america/
Definition of salvage/junk yard (Ohio law)
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-4737.05
Y2K (Encyclopedia Britannica)
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Y2K-bug
Telling Stories of Nature and Humans in Midwest National Parks (George Wright Society)
http://www.georgewright.org/1319pahre.pdf
Information About the Rust Belt
Definition of the Rust Belt (Merriam-Webster)
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rust%20belt
A Tale of two Rust Belts: Can the Midwest’s smaller communities succeed? (Brookings Institution)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/a-tale-of-two-rust-belts-continued-can-the-midwests-smaller-communities-succeed/
Our Collective Ignorance About the Rust Belt is Getting Dangerous (Time)
https://time.com/5225497/rust-belt-history/
Segregation and changing populations change Rust Belt’s politics (Brookings Institution)
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/segregation-and-changing-populations-shape-regions-politics/
Defining Rust Belt Urbanism (Economic Innovation Group)
https://eig.org/rust-belt-urbanism/
Where to go in the Rust Belt (Without a Path)
https://www.withoutapath.com/travel-guides/rust-belt/
History of wedding cookie table (Wedding Cookie Table)
https://weddingcookietable.com/history/
Information About the Midwest
Definition and history of the Midwest (Encyclopedia Britannica)
https://www.britannica.com/place/Midwest
What is the Midwest? (Midstory)
https://www.midstory.org/what-is-the-midwest/
How well do you know Midwest slang? An interactive quiz (How Stuff Works)
https://play.howstuffworks.com/quiz/how-well-do-you-know-midwest-slang
50 Most popular Midwestern dishes (tasteatlas)
https://www.tasteatlas.com/50-most-popular-dishes-in-midwestern-united-states
