Bibliograph

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, Jessica Bruder

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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century, Jessica Bruder

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

991595164

Responsibility statement

Jessica Bruder

Summary

The end of retirement? -- On frequently traveled routes between seasonal jobs, Jessica Bruder meets people from all walks of life: a former professor, a McDonald's vice president, a minister, a college administrator, and a motorcycle cop, among many others--including her irrepressible protagonist, a onetime cocktail waitress, Home Depot clerk, and general contractor named Linda May. In a secondhand vehicle she christens "Van Halen," Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects more intimately. Accompanying 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

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