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agesilaus
Explorer III
Mar 07, 2018

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder

Nomadland by Jessica Bruder is on sale by Audible, today only, at $3.95. I don't know anything about it but it is apparently about Workampers:

"From the beet fields of North Dakota to the wilderness campgrounds of California to an Amazon warehouse in Texas, people who once might have kicked back to enjoy their sunset years are hard at work. Underwater on mortgages or finding that Social Security comes up short, they're hitting the road in astonishing numbers, forming a new community of nomads: RV and van-dwelling migrant laborers, or "workampers". "

I haven't heard about any beet pickers on the forum tho, heh.

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  • fj12ryder's avatar
    fj12ryder
    Explorer III
    Mar 07, 2018
    This sounds like the same book that was causing some controversy on the forum some weeks back.
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Mar 07, 2018
    fj12ryder wrote:
    This sounds like the same book that was causing some controversy on the forum some weeks back.


    Just reading the blurb it makes full-timers sound like migrant laborers.
  • Wrace's avatar
    Wrace
    Explorer
    Mar 07, 2018
    Thanks agesilaus. Sounds interesting so I'll give it try.
  • Fizz's avatar
    Fizz
    Explorer
    Mar 07, 2018
    agesilaus wrote:
    Just reading the blurb it makes full-timers sound like migrant laborers.


    I read the book and I don't want to get this argument going again.

    It's not about full timers as we know them on this forum.
    It's about down and out people who roam around looking for work. It's a lose community who live on the fringes and keep in touch.
  • Irover's avatar
    Irover
    Explorer
    Mar 07, 2018
    at least their working and not living off the taxpayer whats the problem??
  • agesilaus's avatar
    agesilaus
    Explorer III
    Mar 07, 2018
    Irover wrote:
    at least their working and not living off the taxpayer whats the problem??
    I don't have any problem with it, I was just saying that when we say workamper it does not correspond with the way that book uses the term. But you are right, hats off to the workers of this country.
  • WeBeFulltimers's avatar
    WeBeFulltimers
    Explorer
    Mar 08, 2018
    agesilaus wrote:
    Nomadland by Jessica Bruder is on sale by Audible, today only, at $3.95. I don't know anything about it but it is apparently about Workampers:

    "From the beet fields of North Dakota to the wilderness campgrounds of California to an Amazon warehouse in Texas, people who once might have kicked back to enjoy their sunset years are hard at work. Underwater on mortgages or finding that Social Security comes up short, they're hitting the road in astonishing numbers, forming a new community of nomads: RV and van-dwelling migrant laborers, or "workampers". "

    I haven't heard about any beet pickers on the forum tho, heh.

    Audible-audio book


    We have been retired and full timers since Sep 2010 and never done ANY workkamping but many have to include beet harvesting. Google is your friend. LOL.

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