The second in a series of excerpts from the NY Times bestseller Factory Man by journalist Beth Macy. It details an icon’s fight to save the U.S. furniture manufacturing industry.
NY Times bestseller Factory Man, based on furniture maker John Bassett III's fight to save U.S. residential furniture production from China competition, heads to HBO as a mini-series produced by actor Tom Hanks.
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture champion John Bassett III's battle to save hundreds of jobs by taking on China's furniture manufacturers demonstrates the greatness of American business.
HIGH POINT, NC - John Bassett III, chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co., will receive Pillar of the Industry award by the International Home Furnishings Representatives Association (IHFRA) during the Spring High Point Market next month.