TY  - BOOK
AU  - Smarsh,Sarah
TI  - Heartland: a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth 
SN  - 1501133098
AV  - HD8073.S637 A3 2018
U1  - 978.1/843B 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - New York
PB  - Scribner
KW  - Smarsh, Sarah.
KW  - Poor
KW  - Kansas
KW  - Biography
KW  - Working poor
KW  - Farmers
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Farm life
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Nonfiction
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N2  - During Smarsh's turbulent childhood in Kansas in the '80s and '90s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country's changing economic policies solidified her family's place among the working poor. Her personal history affirms the corrosive impact intergenerational poverty can have on individuals, families, and communities. Combining memoir with powerful analysis and cultural commentary, this is an uncompromising look at class, identity, and the particular perils of having less in a country known for its excess
ER  -