Tom K. (Oshkoshreaders) - , reviewed Gum-Dipped: A Daughter Remembers Rubber Town (Ohio History and Culture (Paperback)) on + 6 more book reviews
Hopes, dreams and disappointments of an Ohio family and the relationship with Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. The author was the granddaughter of the Comptroller of a Firestone plant and was close to Harvey Firestone. Her father was a supervisor at the reclaim Firestone plant. The faith in the company was shattered on a macro level with the faulty Firestone tires leading to deaths of individuals and the ultimate death of the company with the sale to Bridgestone.
The faith also suffered on a micro level when the author's father developed health issues as a result of the employment and was demoted from supervisor to janitor--a fact he concealed from his family until after his death.
The book reads very fast. I enjoyed it immensely.
The faith also suffered on a micro level when the author's father developed health issues as a result of the employment and was demoted from supervisor to janitor--a fact he concealed from his family until after his death.
The book reads very fast. I enjoyed it immensely.
