| Edition |
Unabridged. |
| Description |
8 audio discs (10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time |
100000 |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Performer |
Read by Karen White. |
| Note |
Compact discs. |
| 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.' 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. |
| Subject |
Older people -- Employment -- United States.
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Retirees -- Employment -- United States.
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Retirement -- Economic aspects -- United States.
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Casual labor -- United States.
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Working poor -- United States.
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Migrant labor -- United States.
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Recreational vehicle living -- United States.
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Van life -- United States.
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Casual labor. (OCoLC)fst00848478
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Migrant labor. (OCoLC)fst01020711
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Older people -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst01199105
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Recreational vehicle living. (OCoLC)fst01091916
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Retirees -- Employment.
(OCoLC)fst01096260
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Retirement -- Economic aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01096293
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Van life. (OCoLC)fst01163998
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Working poor. (OCoLC)fst01180666
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Audiobooks.
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Audiobooks. (OCoLC)fst01726208
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| Added Author |
White, Karen (Karen Elizabeth), narrator.
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| Added Title |
Nomad land |
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Surviving America in the twenty-first century |
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Surviving America in the 21st century |
| Standard No. |
9781681687186 53499 |
| ISBN |
9781681687186 |
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1681687186 |
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