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Bone of the bone : essays on America by a daughter of the working class, 2013-2024  Cover Image Book Book

Bone of the bone : essays on America by a daughter of the working class, 2013-2024 / Sarah Smarsh.

Smarsh, Sarah, (author.).

Summary:

In Bone of the Bone, Sarah Smarsh brings her graceful storytelling and incisive critique to the challenges that define our times -- class division, political fissures, gender inequality, environmental crisis, media bias, the rural-urban gulf. Smarsh, a journalist who grew up on a wheat farm in Kansas and was the first in her family to graduate from college, has long focused on cultural dissonance that many in her industry neglected until recently. Now, this thought-provoking collection of more than thirty of her highly relevant, previously published essays from the past decade (2013–2024) -- ranging from personal narratives to news commentary -- demonstrates a life and a career steeped in the issues that affect our collective future. Compiling Smarsh’s reportage and more poetic reflections, Bone of the Bone is a singular work covering one of the most tumultuous decades in civic life. Timely, filled with perspective-shifting observations, and a pleasure to read, Sarah Smarsh’s essays -- on topics as varied as the socioeconomic significance of dentistry, laws criminalizing poverty, fallacies of the “red vs. blue” political framework, working as a Hooters Girl, and much more -- are an important addition to any discussion on contemporary America. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781668055601
  • ISBN: 1668055600
  • Physical Description: xii, 328 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2024.
Subject: Smarsh, Sarah.
Working class > United States > Social conditions > 21st century.
Working class > United States > Economic conditions > 21st century.
United States > Civilization > 21st century.
America.
Genre: Informational works.
Autobiographies.
Personal narratives.
Essays.

Available copies

  • 7 of 11 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 4 of 4 copies available at Jefferson County. (Show)

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 11 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
MLC - University City Public Library 305.562 SMA (Text) 30301006358358 New On holds shelf -


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