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Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh

By:

Smarsh, Sarah

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Scribner , 2018Edition: First Scribner hardcover editionDescription: 290 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781501133091

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DDC classification:

978.1033 SMA

LOC classification:

HD8073.S637 A3 2018

Summary: During Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the '80s and '90s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, this is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess.

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During Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the '80s and '90s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, this is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess.

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