Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
15.09.2025
Verlag
The Publishing PadSeitenzahl
306
Maße (L/B/H)
23,5/15,7/2,3 cm
Gewicht
650 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-963732-22-1
You don't have to come from privilege to have a story worth telling. In Growing Up Blue-Collar: An Uncertain Beginning, Ross Alan Bachelder delivers a raw, reflective, and deeply human memoir that journeys from the back roads of southern Michigan to the halls of academia-and all the tension in between. This isn't a rags-to-riches tale. It's rags-to-reason. A reckoning with class, culture, and the quiet questions that shape us. Ross grew up in a world of work boots, layaway shopping, and silent ambition. He wrestled with the feeling of being "too curious" for his surroundings and "too different" to fit in. Through art, intellect, and grit, he carved a path that defied expectations but never forgot where he came from. This book is for: The thinkers raised in towns that didn't value thinking. The dreamers who read books in secret. The misfits who asked "why?" when everyone else said "don't make a scene." Inside, you'll find: Honest reflections on poverty, identity, and belonging Sharp insights into the working-class experience A voice that's equal parts poetic, defiant, and deeply relatable Whether you grew up blue-collar or just want to understand it better, this memoir offers more than nostalgia; it offers truth. And sometimes, truth is the most revolutionary thing of all. You weren't meant to stay silent. You were meant to be seen.
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