Bibliograph

Nomadland [large print], surviving America in the twenty-first century, by Jessica Bruder

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Nomadland [large print], surviving America in the twenty-first century, by Jessica Bruder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nomadland [large print]

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1002419151

Responsibility statement

by Jessica Bruder

Sub title

surviving America in the twenty-first century

Summary

From the North Dakota beet fields to California's National Forest campgrounds to Amazon's Texas CamperForce program, employers have discovered a new low-cost labor pool: transient older Americans. With Social security coming up short, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands, forming a growing community of migrant laborers dubbed "workampers." In a secondhand vehicle christened "Van Halen," Bruder hits the road to tell an eye-opening tale of the American economy's dark underbelly. -- Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

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 -- Acknowledgments -- Notes

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