Detroit ResurrectedDetroit Resurrected
to Bankruptcy and Back
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Current format, Book, 2016, First edition, Available . Offered in 0 more formatsAt exactly 4:06 p.m. on July 18, 2013, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy. It was the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history—the Motor City had finally hit rock bottom. But what led to that fateful day, and how did the city survive the perilous months that followed?Detroit ResurrectedDetroit Free PressThe battle to rescue this iconic city pulled together those who believed in its future—despite their differences. Help came in the form of Republican governor Rick Snyder, a technocrat who famously called himself “one tough nerd”; emergency manager Kevyn Orr, a sharp-shooting lawyer and “yellow-dog Democrat”; and judges Steven Rhodes and Gerald Rosen, the key architects of the grand bargain that would give the city a second chance at life.Detroit ResurrectedDetroit Resurrected
Author Nathan Bomey, now a journalist for USA Today, was lead reporter on Detroit’s bankruptcy for Detroit Free Press. In this narrative for general readers, he tells the story of Detroit’s bankruptcy, focusing on the decisions and conflicts among key figures such as judges, union leaders, politicians, bankers, and residents of Detroit. He demonstrates what happens when an American city goes broke and explains how the city survived. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Drawing on exclusive interviews, insider sources and thousands of records, an insider's account of financial ruin, backroom intrigue and political rebirth reveals the tricky path to rescuing a city facing a legacy of broken promises from $18 billion in debt and giving new hope to its citizens.
Discusses the city of Detroit's 2013 bankruptcy filing and explains how the Motor City hit rock bottom.
What happens when an iconic American city goes broke?
Author Nathan Bomey, now a journalist for USA Today, was lead reporter on Detroit’s bankruptcy for Detroit Free Press. In this narrative for general readers, he tells the story of Detroit’s bankruptcy, focusing on the decisions and conflicts among key figures such as judges, union leaders, politicians, bankers, and residents of Detroit. He demonstrates what happens when an American city goes broke and explains how the city survived. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Drawing on exclusive interviews, insider sources and thousands of records, an insider's account of financial ruin, backroom intrigue and political rebirth reveals the tricky path to rescuing a city facing a legacy of broken promises from $18 billion in debt and giving new hope to its citizens.
Discusses the city of Detroit's 2013 bankruptcy filing and explains how the Motor City hit rock bottom.
What happens when an iconic American city goes broke?
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