| Description |
1 online resource (250 pages) |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
This volatile memoir from Doug Crandell weaves a darkly comic and thoroughly heartbreaking coming-of-age tale set in 1990 as the author is about to graduate from college. With very few job prospects and in need of tuition money, he joins his father working at a ceiling tile factory in tiny Lagro, Indiana. As his father moves headlong into a midlife crisiscomplete with a bad toupee and a penchant for drinking on the jobCrandell's mother struggles with depression and talks in the third person as she manages a fast-food joint, where she compels her crew to dress in homemade costumes. As the author struggles to finish his degree, he also fights the urge to stay where he is and end up a and#x0093;lifer like his father. But before long, the monotonous work takes its toll on Crandell, making him realize just how similar he and his dad are. From their joint substance abuse to their feelings about the coworkers they watch buried from asbestosis, the Crandell men struggle to find a way to communicate. This powerful book explores themes of modern manhood, hope, and the power of labor to bring together workers, families, and even macho men. |
| Contents |
Table of Contents; Introduction; PART I: JUNE 1990; PART II: JULY 1990; PART III: AUGUST 1990; Epilogue; Afterword; Acknowledgments. |
| Subject |
Crandell, Doug -- Childhood and youth.
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Crandell, Doug -- Homes and haunts -- Indiana -- Wabash Region.
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Crandell, Doug.
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Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography.
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Wabash Region (Ind.) -- Social life and customs.
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Indiana -- Intellectual life.
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Authors, American -- 21st century.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Personal Memoirs.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Crandell, Doug. All-American industrial motel. Chicago : Chicago Review Press, 2007 (DLC) 2006019012 |
| ISBN |
155652742X (electronic bk.) |
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9781556527425 (electronic bk.) |
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1306033187 (electronic bk.) |
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9781306033183 (electronic bk.) |
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