{"product_id":"standpipe-delivering-water-in-flint-paperback","title":"Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Hardin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brief, elegant memoir of the author's work as a Red Cross volunteer delivering emergency water to residents of Flint, Michigan. \"A heartfelt portrait of a city, and a man, grieving.\"―\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of short essays and \"exquisitely chiseled vignettes,\" \u003ci\u003eStandpipe: Delivering Water in Flint\u003c\/i\u003e sets the struggles of a midwestern city in crisis against David Hardin's narrative of his personal journey as his mother succumbs to dementia and death. Written with a poet's eye for detail and quiet metaphor, \u003ci\u003eStandpipe\u003c\/i\u003e offers an intimate look at one man's engagement with both civic and familial trauma. It's also a vivid investigation into how we all heal as a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gentle, observant book is for readers looking to understand the human experience of the Flint Water Crisis, and as well as \"the deplorable conditions in Flint and the injustices that have plagued it for generations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hardin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Michigan poet, writer, and artist. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003e3 Quarks Daily\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePrague Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDrunken Boat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHermes Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDunes Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEpigraph Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLoose Change\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBurningwood Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eARDOR\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCarolina Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMadison Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the 2014 \u003cem\u003eBear River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768852021536,"sku":"9781948742825","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/37d5658a8dd715c2c1658dac06210703.webp?v=1780338836","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/standpipe-delivering-water-in-flint-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}