01769cam a2200373 i 4500 366942698 TxAuBib 20181221120000.0 180212s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781501133091 hardcover $26.00 1501133098 hardcover $26.00 TxAuBib rda Smarsh, Sarah. Heartland : a memoir of working hard and being broke in the richest country on Earth / Sarah Smarsh. First Scribner hardcover edition (spine colors match cover - red and black letters.) New York : Scribner, 2018. ix, 290 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20181221. Smarsh, Sarah. Smarsh, Sarah. Family. Poor Kansas Biography. Working poor Kansas Biography. Farmers Kansas Biography. Farmers Kansas Economic conditions. Farm life Kansas. Kansas Economic conditions. Kansas Social conditions. Autobiographies. TXMLR