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1 online resource (xvi, 229 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Documentary arts and culture |
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Documentary arts and culture.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- How This Book Came to Be -- Gabrielle, Pandemic Response Researcher -- Zeev, New York City Resident with COVID-19 -- Cathy, Charity Golf Tournament Host -- Curt, INDYCAR Writer -- Sue, Las Vegas Tourist -- Amy, Wife and Mother -- Linda, ER Nurse -- Kristina, Comedian and Founder of the Auntie Sewing Squad -- Cedric, Mayor -- Cindy, Teacher -- Donna, Senior Living Community Executive -- Carine, New Adoptive Parent -- Valerie, State Senator -- Frank, COVID-19 Ventilator Patient -- Sara, Critical Care Physician |
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Claudie, Massage Therapist Turned PPE Distributor -- Jan-Michele, Councilwoman and Publisher -- Liz, Clown -- Nate, Arkansas Running Man -- Aaron, Restaurant Relief Organizer -- Tim, Liquor Store Manager -- Azhar, Relief Organization Direc tor50 Stewart, Prisoner Support Volunt eer52 Anne, Homeless Shelter Director -- Anonymous, Doctor -- Brenda, Downtown Leader -- Jeannie, Vintage Clothing Store Owner -- Jackie, Salon Owner -- Chris and Molly, Airline Pilot and Wife -- Kay, Hair Salon Owner -- Jeremy, Stand-Up Comedian -- Ine'a, College Student and Entrepreneur |
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Jared and Kerry, Founders, Beens' Workshop -- Liz, Remote Worker -- Sementha, Art Museum Director -- Maria, Women's Wellness Advocat e75 Iris, Women's Recovery Center Counselor -- Wendy, Cancer Patient -- Breanna, Reporter -- Tiffany, Border Humanitarian Coalition Volunteer -- Jerome, California Resident with COVID-19 -- Roy and Kathy, Parents -- Sherman, Minister -- Penny, RV Campground Owner -- Michael, Bar Owner -- Sonja, Parks and Recreation Direct or95 Aaron, Radio Host -- Clifford, Gun Store Owner -- Nicole, Glampground Owner -- Randy, Auto Service Center Owner |
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Keri, Owner, Canine Stars Stunt Dog Show -- Josh, High School Football Coach -- Karen, Education Coordinator at the National Federation of the Blind -- Luke, Mask Wearer -- Rick, Chamber of Commerce Director -- Emma, Migrant Farmworker Nonprofit Director -- Dené, Children's Museum Director -- Sharon, Beach House Real Estate Agent -- Sharen, Amazon Employee -- Jennifer, Actor -- Amos, Artist -- Ma Luisa, Surgery Patient -- Gene, Caregiver -- Tina, Grief Counselor -- Caroline, Minister -- Melissa, College Student Body President -- Jenn, Ballet Company Manager |
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Caleb, Owner of Axe-Throwing Business -- Dene, Arizona Resident with COVID-19 -- Sandy, Traveling Medical Speech Pathologist -- Selina, Texas Resident with COVID-19 -- Chris, TikTok Star -- Sandra, Retired English Teacher -- Joanna, Florist -- Mike, Doctor -- Hilary, Vaccine Researcher -- David, Local Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director -- Jim, Grocery Store Owner -- Anne, Wedding Planner -- Balarama, Hare Krishna Monk -- Mike, Restaurant Owner -- Dominick, Restaurant Owner -- Anonymous, Unhoused Entrepreneur -- Jenny, Dog Owner -- Ted, Entrepreneur |
| Summary |
"Michelle Fishburne did the unthinkable during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic: she motor-homed 12,000 miles all over the United States and sat down with hundreds of people face to face. People shared what their lives were like, what made them struggle, and what surprised them. The personal histories in this book show a diversity of American lives, from the young college student who finds unexpected fame on TikTok to a special-education teacher sharing the challenges of remote learning. Everyone's story is different. Some, like Fishburne, lost their jobs. Others lost family, friends, and even their own health and well-being. And yet among the difficulties, many found something that had eluded them before the pandemic. These testimonies offer a glimpse into what people across America lost and found during the pandemic's critical first year. Fishburne lets us hear people's stories as if we were there, in real time, at the beginning of COVID-19, when employment was uncertain, schools were online, and American life more unpredictable than ever before"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Michelle Fishburne is a full-time digital nomad, splitting her time between her 2006 motor home, Airbnbs, and the occasional house-sitting gig |
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Print version record |
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Social aspects -- United States
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COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- -- Economic aspects -- United States
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Economics
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Social aspects
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United States
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Electronic books
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oral histories (literary works)
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Oral histories
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Oral histories.
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Histoires orales.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Duke University. Center for Documentary Studies
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| ISBN |
9781469671253 |
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1469671255 |
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