Bealport, Maine is one of the forgotten towns of America, a place that all too often seems to have its best days behind it. And perhaps nothing symbolizes that more than the old shoe factory--NORUMBEGA Makers of Fine Footwear Since 1903--that has been perpetually on the brink of failure, and is now up for sale. But maybe there's hope A private equity savant with a fondness for the factory's shoes buys it--and thus sets in motion a story with profound implications for the town, and for the larger question of how we live today. The factory is a hobby for him, but it represents infinitely more for the residents of Bealport not only their livelihoods but their self-respect, their connectedness, their sense of self-sufficiency are all bound up in it. Can this high-flying outsider understand that How will he negotiate the complicated long-term relationships that define the town and its families p In iBealporti, Jeffrey Lewis takes us inside the town, revealing its secrets, acknowledging its