The Situation in Flushing (Great Lakes Books Series)

I read this book several years ago and enjoyed it immensely, so much so that I went to visit the town of Flushing, over near Flint. Walked around downtown for a half hour or so, but so much has changed from the days of Love's childhood that it was a rather disappointing pilgrimage. The few people I talked to downtown didn't seem to know who Ed Love was, nor did they seem much interested when I told them about the book. I had a similar experience when I visited Shillington, PA, years ago - John Updike's boyhood home. It seems you're never famous in your own hometown. But nevertheless, this is a wonderfully entertaining look at a long-ago Flushing, when it was a thriving railroad town. I would put it right up there with another wonderful show more Michigan memoir, Bruce Catton's Waiting for the Morning Train: An American Boyhood (Great Lakes Books Series). Highly recommended. show less