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Hidden America, from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work, Jeanne Marie Laskas

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Hidden America, from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work, Jeanne Marie Laskas
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eng
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Hidden America
Oclc number
785077612
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Jeanne Marie Laskas
Sub title
from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work
Summary
Looks at the remarkable men and women whose low-profile accomplishments contribute to the running of the nation, from coal miners and oil rig workers to migrant laborers and air traffic controllers
Table Of Contents
Underworld: Hopedale Mining, Cadiz, Ohio -- Hecho en América: migrant labor camp, Cherryfield, Maine -- G-L-O-R-Y: Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio -- Traffic: air traffic control tower, LaGuardia Airport, New York, New York -- Guns 'r' us: Sprague's Sports, Yuma, Arizona -- Beef: R.A. Brown Ranch, Throckmorton, Texas -- Rig: Pioneer National Resources Oil Rig, Oooguruk Island, off the shores of Alaska's North Slope -- Sputter: I-80, Exit 284, Walcott, Iowa -- This is Paradise: Puente Hills Landfill, City of Industry, California
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