Growing up, I watched my grandfather lose his job when the steel plant closed, along with his retirement plan when the pension money had vanished. Decades later after I grew up, I followed the money trail from St. Louis, Chicago, New York, New Jersey, Detroit, Phoenix & Las Vegas finding how politicians, union leaders and organized crime created, then destroyed the American Dream of the Middle Class in the 20th Century. With determination and humor, I weave together U.S. History, personal memories, and family stories into short stories instead of boring chapters. I hold nothing back; tales of childhood, romance, cars, college, getting jobs, marriage, and my transition from union family democrat to free market capitalist and starting my own business.