Made in America?

by William H. Watson

The US recession of 2008 was declared to be over, but the economy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania never recovered. The closing of the steel mills in the early eighties started their economic slide and now the race for global economic dominance has been decided-China has won. It's now 2015 and a large Chinese auto company, wanting to establish a US presence and ignoring the affront to the people of Pittsburgh, has built an auto factory along the Monongahela river where the steel mills were once located. The Chinese cars would be made in America. Young Cole Edwards wanted to follow his father's footsteps and become an engineer, but his father, finding no engineering job, works as a foreman in the Chinese auto parts factory. Should Cole follow his father into the factory or go to Carnegie Mellon University and pursue his dream? Influenced by his father, Cole, believes China's success is unfair and holds them to blame for his family's decline. Cole's anger toward the Chinese is challenged when he begins dating the "enemy," Qiang Li, the daughter of the auto plant manager. Getting permission to date her starts with a small lie; soon his whole family is lying, each for their own reason. Everything Cole believes about the Chinese people, how to love, and how to make your way in this new-world economy is proven wrong. "Made in America?" is about today's new world, especially for young people looking to live the American dream in the face of new economic realities and a changing global marketplace. It's about opening your mind and your heart to find a new way to pursue your dreams, sometimes in unexpected ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1463674414
• ISBN13: 9781463674410
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 6.0"