1.
Nomadland :
Author
Format:
Large print
Physical Description
461 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Production / Publication Information
Waterville : Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, a Cengage Company, 2018.
Summary
From the North Dakota beet fields to California's National Forest campgrounds to Amazon's Texas CamperForce program, employers have discovered a new low-cost labor pool: transient older Americans. With Social security coming up short, these invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands, forming a growing community of migrant laborers dubbed "workampers." In a secondhand vehicle christened "Van Halen," Bruder hits the road to tell an eye-opening tale of the American economy's dark underbelly. -- Page 4 of cover.
Call Number
LARGE PRINT 331.398 BRU
Publication Date
2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781432846435
Nomadland :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiv, 273 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2017]
Summary
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." Bruder hits the road to get to know her subjects, accompanying them from job to job in the dark underbelly of the American economy, while celebrating their resilience and creativity.
Call Number
331.398 BRU
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780393249316 9780393356311
3.
Nomadland :
Author
Format:
Audio disc
Physical Description
8 audio discs (10 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Unabridged.
Production / Publication Information
[Minneapolis, MN] : HighBridge Audio, [2017]
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.
Call Number
CD 331.398 BRU
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781681687186
Nomadland. Blu-ray/Widescreen
Format:
Blu-ray disc
System details note
Blu-ray; requires Blu-ray player.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 108 min.) : sd., color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
Bu-ray ; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
[United States] : Searchlight Pictures, 2021.
Summary
Following the economic collapse of a company town in rural Nevada, Fern packs her van and sets off on the road exploring a life outside of conventional society as a modern-day nomad. The third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, it features real nomads Linda May, Swankie, and Bob Wells as Fern's mentors and comrades in her exploration through the vast landscape of the American West.
Call Number
BLU-RAY NOMADLAND / FEATURE
Publication Date
2020
Language
English
UPC
786936886566
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