Downriver Detroit The Working Class, the Environment, and the Bonds of Place

"The story of environmentalism and the story of labor have often been told separately. In this compelling book Lisa Fine weaves these stories together in a specific place and space-Downriver Detroit-to show how workers have struggled not just for improved wages and working conditions but also to protect nature. Through recovering the history of the labor movement's engagement with questions of pollution, toxic waste, and landscape degradation in the Downriver, she reminds us that working-class people are not just workers but also hunters, gardeners, outdoors enthusiasts, and conservationists who often care deeply about the health of both the work and the natural environments within which they live and raise families and who fight tooth and nail to safeguard both."