Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958-

Hidden America : from coal miners to cowboys, an extraordinary exploration of the unseen people who make this country work / Jeanne Marie Laskas. - New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012. - 318 p. ; 24 cm.

"Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso.

Underworld : Hopedale Mining, Cadiz, Ohio -- Hecho en America : 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 -- The 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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Laskas, Jeanne Marie, 1958- --Travel--United States.


Working class--Social conditions.--United States
Working class--United States--Biography.
Clase obrera--Condiciones sociales--Estados Unidos
Clase obrera--v Estados Unidos--Biografía.
Clase obrera--Vida social y costumbres.--Estados Unidos
Working class--Social life and customs.--United States
Manual work--Social aspects--United States.
Subculture--United States.


United States--Description and travel.
United States--Social conditions--1980-
United States--Social life and customs--1971-

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