01852cam a2200397 i 4500 623626550 TxAuBib 20121025120000.0 120710s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2012025457 9780399159008 acid-free paper 0399159002 acid-free paper (OCoLC)785077612 DLC eng rda DLC BTCTA BDX OCLCO LIV ABG YDXCP CDX NSB TXKPL TxAuBib rda 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, 2012. 318 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Published simultaneously in Canada"--T.p. verso. Like John McPhee and Susan Orlean, Laskas dives deep into her subjects and emerges with character-driven narratives that are gripping, funny, and revelatory. The stories are about the people who make our lives run every day--and how people barely think of them. 20121025. Laskas, Jeanne Marie 1958- Travel United States. Working class United States Social conditions. Working class United States Biography. Working class United States Social life and customs. Manual work Social aspects United States. Subculture United States. United States Description and travel. United States Social conditions 1980-2020. United States Social life and customs 1971- Biographies. TXKPL