Disassembled: A Native Son on Janesville and General Motors - a Story of Grit, Race, Gender and Wishful Thinking and What it Means for America

There have been many articles and even books written on what happened after General Motors closed its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin in 2008 after some 90 years of operation. Here, for the first time, former Wisconsin state senator—and Janesville native—Tim Cullen tells the inside story of how and why it happened, and what it means for the future not only of Janesville, but cities across America.

Cullen, who co-chaired the governor's task force that tried to save the Janesville plant, provi...