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Author:

Thompson, Gabriel.

Title:

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

Publisher:

Nation Books,

Copyright Date:

c2010

Description:

xvii, 298 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Foreign workers--United States.
Immigrants--United States.
Immigrants--Economic aspects--Economic aspects--United States.
Minimum wage--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

Salad days (January-March), Yuma, Arizona -- Speaking quiché in the heart of dixie (June-August), Russellville, Alabama -- Flowers and food (October-December), New York, New York.

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"--Cover, p. 2.

ISBN:

9781568584089 (alk. paper)
1568584083 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)316825677

LCCN:

2009032055

Locations:

EXPC755 -- Akron Public Library (Akron) — 331

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SGPD074 -- Evansdale Public Library (Evansdale)

S1PD771 -- Johnston Public Library (Johnston)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

AWPD207 -- Osceola Public Library (Osceola)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

BWPD851 -- Bertha Bartlett Public Library (Story City)