by Macy, Beth
Chapter 13. Bird-Doggin’ the Backwaters
Chapter 14. Selling the Masses
PART V Chapter 15. The Storm Before the Tsunami
Chapter 16. Trouble in the ’Ville
Chapter 17. Stretching Out the Snake
Chapter 18. The Dalian Dance Card
PART VI Chapter 19. Gathering the Troops
Chapter 20. Mr. Bassett Goes to Washington
Chapter 21. Factory Requiem
PART VII Chapter 22. Million-Dollar Backlash
Chapter 23. Copper Wires and Pink Slips
Chapter 24. Shakedown Street
PART VIII Chapter 25. Mud Turtle
Chapter 26. The Replacements
Chapter 27. “Sheila, Get Me the Governor!”
Epilogue: The Smith River Twitch
Photos
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Appendix: A Virginia Furniture Dynasty
Notes
Newsletters
Copyright
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Cover design by Lauren Harms
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Natasha Tretheway interview reprinted by permission of Garden & Gun.
“We Can’t Make it Here” lyrics courtesy of James McMurtry.
“Furniture Factory Blues” lyrics quoted by permission of Eddie Bond.
“RFD Parade” lyrics written by and quoted by permission of Russ Ashburn.
Family tree by Andrew Svec / Courtesy of The Roanoke Times.
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