Nomadland, surviving America in the twenty-first century, by Jessica Bruder
Type
Label
Nomadland, 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
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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Creator
Genre
Subject
- Van life -- United States
- Retirees + Employment -- United States
- Van life
- Casual labor
- Retirement + Economic aspects -- United States
- Working poor
- Older people + Employment -- United States
- Older people + Employment
- Migrant labor -- United States
- Migrant labor
- Retirement + Economic aspects
- Recreational vehicle living -- United States
- Large type books
- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Retirees + Employment
- Casual labor -- United States
- Large type books
- Recreational vehicle living
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- Subject19
- Van life -- United States
- Retirees + Employment -- United States
- Van life
- Casual labor
- Retirement + Economic aspects -- United States
- Working poor
- Older people + Employment -- United States
- Older people + Employment
- Migrant labor -- United States
- Migrant labor
- Retirement + Economic aspects
- Recreational vehicle living -- United States
- Large type books
- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Retirees + Employment
- Casual labor -- United States
- Large type books
- Recreational vehicle living
- Content1
- Author1
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