Bibliograph

Working in the shadows, a year of doing the jobs (most) Americans won't do, Gabriel Thompson

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Working in the shadows, a year of doing the jobs (most) Americans won't do, Gabriel Thompson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-295)

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Working in the shadows

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

316825677

Responsibility statement

Gabriel Thompson

Sub title

a year of doing the jobs (most) Americans won't do

Summary

"What does it mean to work in the forgotten America where millions toil in the shadow of prosperity? What is the daily reality of life for a factory worker or field hand? To find out, award-winning journalist Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside America's invisible poor--citizens and immigrants alike--all of whom endure backbreaking work, miniscule wages, and nonexistent benefits in their struggle to make ends meet"--Page 2 of cover

Table Of Contents

Part one: Salad days (January-March), Yuma, Arizona -- Part two: Speaking Quiché in the heart of Dixie (June-August), Russellville, Alabama -- Part three: Flowers and food (October-December), New York, New York

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