Bibliograph

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

Type

Label

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

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heartland

Medium

large print

Oclc number

1129016027

Responsibility statement

Sarah Smarsh

Sub title

a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth

Summary

"During Sarah Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. By telling the story of her life and the lives of the people she loves, Smarsh challenges us to examine the class divide in our country and the myths about people thought to be less because they earn less. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, Heartland is an uncompromising look at class and identity in America."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Dear August -- A penny in a purse -- The body of a poor girl -- A stretch of gravel with wheat on either side -- The shame a country could assign -- A house that needs shingles -- A working-class woman -- The place I was from

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