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The American Way of Eating: Undercover at Walmart, Applebee’s, Farm Fields and the Dinner Table

Tracie McMillan

A journalist traces her 2009 immersion into the national food system to explore how working-class Americans can afford to eat as they should, describing how she worked as a farm laborer, Wal-Mart grocery clerk, and Applebee's expediter while living within the means of each job.

Society & CultureSociety & Culture · medium confidenceSociety & Culture81 signalsLlm Classifier: Society & Culture -> Society & CultureGoogle Books: Business & Economics -> Business & EconomicsKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryClass, Poverty & InequalityFood, Agriculture & LandRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Hillman Prize for Book Journalism2013WinnerOfficial source
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