J L Carey Jr's, Estranged Union, is a historically significant travel journal consisting of prose, poetry and original artwork. The travel journal is written in the classic Haibun style of Japanese poets Basho and Issa. The collection chronicles the poet's travels in the automotive industry of Michigan during the Great Recession of 2008-2010. The work captures the atmosphere of loss, fear and anger as many in this fragile and repressive time attempt to reinvent themselves and weather the struggle. It is a heartfelt assemblage that is unquestionably honest in breath as it speaks across generations and social stratifications.