The Resource Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century, Jessica Bruder
Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century, Jessica Bruder
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The item Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century, Jessica Bruder represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri Libraries.
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- Summary
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- "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, 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." In a secondhand vehicle she christens "Van Halen," Jessica Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying her irrepressible protagonist, Linda May, and others, from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy--one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable "Earthship" home, they have not given up hope."--Jacket flap
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 273 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780393249316
- Label
- Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century
- Title
- Nomadland
- Title remainder
- surviving America in the twenty-first century
- Statement of responsibility
- Jessica Bruder
- Title variation
- Nomad land
- Subject
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- Casual labor
- Casual labor
- Casual labor -- United States
- Migrant labor
- Migrant labor -- United States
- Older people -- Employment
- Older people -- Employment
- Older people -- Employment -- United States
- Recreational vehicle living
- Recreational vehicle living -- United States
- Retirees -- Employment
- Retirees -- Employment -- United States
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
- Retirement -- Economic aspects -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes & Economic Disparity
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
- United States
- United States
- Van life
- Van life -- United States
- Working poor
- Working poor -- United States
- Retirement -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, 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." In a secondhand vehicle she christens "Van Halen," Jessica Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying her irrepressible protagonist, Linda May, and others, from campground toilet cleaning to warehouse product scanning to desert reunions, then moving on to the dangerous work of beet harvesting, Bruder tells a compelling, eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy--one that foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, she celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these quintessential Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive. Like Linda May, who dreams of finding land on which to build her own sustainable "Earthship" home, they have not given up hope."--Jacket flap
- 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
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Bruder, Jessica
- Dewey number
- 331.3/980973
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- HD6280
- LC item number
- .B77 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Older people
- Retirees
- Retirement
- Casual labor
- Working poor
- Migrant labor
- Recreational vehicle living
- Van life
- Migrant labor
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Casual labor
- Older people
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions
- Retirees
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
- United States
- Casual labor
- Migrant labor
- Older people
- Recreational vehicle living
- Retirees
- Retirement
- Van life
- Working poor
- United States
- Label
- Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century, Jessica Bruder
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 971352344
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393249316
- Lccn
- 2017018056
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other control number
- 40027481531
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)971352344
- Label
- Nomadland : surviving America in the twenty-first century, Jessica Bruder
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-273)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- 971352344
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 273 pages
- Isbn
- 9780393249316
- Lccn
- 2017018056
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 40027481531
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)971352344
Subject
- Casual labor
- Casual labor
- Casual labor -- United States
- Migrant labor
- Migrant labor -- United States
- Older people -- Employment
- Older people -- Employment
- Older people -- Employment -- United States
- Recreational vehicle living
- Recreational vehicle living -- United States
- Retirees -- Employment
- Retirees -- Employment -- United States
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic Conditions
- Retirement -- Economic aspects -- United States
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Social Classes & Economic Disparity
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity
- United States
- United States
- Van life
- Van life -- United States
- Working poor
- Working poor -- United States
- Retirement -- Economic aspects
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic Conditions
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