Working in the shadows : a year of doing the jobs (most) Americans won't do
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New York : Nation Books, [2010].
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xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Published
New York : Nation Books, [2010].
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English
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Includes bibliographical references.
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"What is it like to do the back-breaking work of immigrants? To find out, Gabriel Thompson spent a year working alongside Latino immigrants who initially thought he was either crazy or an undercover immigration agent. He stooped over lettuce fields in Arizona, and worked the graveyard shift at a chicken slaughterhouse in rural Alabama. He dodged taxis - not always successfully - as a bicycle delivery "boy" for an upscale Manhattan restaurant, and was fired from a flower shop by a boss who, he quickly realized, was nuts." "As one co-worker explained, "These jobs make you old quick." Back spasms occasionally kept Thompson in bed, where he suffered recurring nightmares involving iceberg lettuce and chicken carcasses. Combining personal narrative with investigative reporting, Thompson shines a bright light on the underside of the American economy, exposing harsh working conditions, union busting and lax government enforcement - while telling the stories of workers, undocumented immigrants and desperate U.S. citizens alike, forced to live with chronic back pain in the pursuit of a few dollars an hour." --Book Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Thompson, G. (2010). Working in the shadows: a year of doing the jobs (most) Americans won't do . Nation Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Gabriel. 2010. Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (most) Americans Won't Do. Nation Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Gabriel. Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (most) Americans Won't Do Nation Books, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Thompson, Gabriel. Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing the Jobs (most) Americans Won't Do Nation Books, 2010.
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