02091cam a2200373 i 4500 1164717502 TxAuBib 20181130120000.0 180212s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781501133091 hardcover $26.00 1501133098 hardcover $26.00 (OCoLC)1022688633 YDX eng rda YDX BDX GK8 IEP DAD OCLCO QQ3 JP3 KSW IK2 ILC TxAuBib rda Smarsh, Sarah, author. Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh. First Scribner hardcover edition. New York : Scribner, 2018. ix, 290 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Dear August -- A penny in a purse -- The body of a poor girl -- A stretch of gravel with wheat on either side -- The shame a country could assign -- A house that needs shingles -- A working-class woman -- The place I was from. 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. 20181130. Smarsh, Sarah. Poor Kansas Biography. Working poor Kansas Biography. Farmers Kansas Biography. Farmers Kansas Economic conditions. Farm life Kansas. Kansas Biography. TXKIP