Daddy, What's the Middle Class? - Softcover

Pat LaMarche

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991308212 ISBN 13: 9780991308217

Publisher: Charles Bruce Foundation, 2014

Synopsis

This book is a chance to learn a little about some well-known historic events and it's a chance to learn a lot about some lesser-known ones. It's also an opportunity to decide if middle class jobs, 40 hour work weeks, factories that don't blow up and retirements that are still there when you retire aren't just so adorably yet irretrievably 20th century. This book is the story of a good dad and a good mom wanting to show their children a United States of America they could be proud to call home. It's a radio show stretching the limits of affordable technology to bring the voices of elevator mechanics, sanitation workers, train engineers, coal miners and so many other average American laborers to the ears of anyone who is eager to learn the true identities of those who built this country. And it's the summer vacation of some really lovable kids who after 8 or 9 hours driving through the desert or over mountains still had the energy to ask, "does this place have a pool," at literally every RV park.

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About the Author

Journalist and award-winning broadcaster Pat LaMarche is a tireless advocate for the poor and neglected those on the margins of society. Delving deeper into these issues, LaMarche's startling proposition is that it is our diversity that unites us. LaMarche sets out to demonstrate this through traveling the country studying, writing & speaking about the similarities and connections between the underclass, the middle class and the financially advantaged. LaMarche advocates for both those challenged by, and challenging to, the ruling elite. Humor is the hammer in her toolbox to bring the average person's reality into perspective. LaMarche urges patience and understanding for those less fortunate and encourages empathy for folks most people would rather not think about: people in homeless shelters, prisons, ghettos, and those unseen millions languishing in rural poverty. LaMarche's passion for humanity led her to study European and American history in college and grad school, but it has been her life's work that has helped her put the events of the past into context with current events. LaMarche's newest book, "Daddy, What's the Middle Class?" is a modern day history book that relates the rise and decline of workers' rights in the United States.

Edition details

• Publisher: Charles Bruce Foundation
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0991308212
• ISBN 13: 9780991308217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 237