Jennifer F. Hamer Jennifer F. Hamer is the author of Abandoned in the Heartland: Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis (University of California Press, 2011). East St. Louis As Detroit's Mirror Against the Current, No. 166, September/October 2013 Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print