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Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century / Jessica Bruder.
Employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects, accompanying them from job to job in the dark underbelly of the American economy, while celebrating their resilience and creativity.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393249316
- ISBN: 039324931X
- ISBN: 9780393356311
- ISBN: 0393356310
- Physical Description: xiv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Editions may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword -- The Squeeze Inn -- The end -- Surviving America -- Escape plan -- Amazon town -- The gathering place -- The Rubber Tramp Rendezvous -- Halen -- Some unbeetable experiences -- The H word -- Homecoming -- Coda: The octopus in the coconut. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker County Library | 331.3980973 .B888n 2017 (Text) | 37814003347524 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Baker Halfway Branch | 331.3980973 .B888n 2017 (Text) | 37814003120863 | NON-FICTION | Available | - | ||
| Elgin Public Library | 331.39 Bruder, Jessica (Text) | 37827000307689 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Harney County Library | 331.398097 BRUDER (Text) | 37720000614057 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Hood River County Library | 331.398 BRU 2017 (Text) | 33892100487744 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Joseph Public Library | 331.3 BRU (Text) | 30002000262477 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - | ||
| Lake County Main Library - Lakeview | 331.398 BRUDER (Text) | 37620000960148 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Ontario Community Library | 331.3 BRUDE (Text) | 33330004305910 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| Pendleton Public Library | 331.3 B831 (Text) | 37801000596898 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - | ||
| The Dalles Wasco County Library | 331.3 BRI (Text) | 33892006242243 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older Americans. Finding that social security comes up short, often underwater on mortgages, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in late-model RVs, travel trailers, and vans, forming a growing community of nomads: migrant laborers who call themselves "workampers." Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects, accompanying them from job to job in the dark underbelly of the American economy, while celebrating their resilience and creativity.
