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Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line

by Ben Hamper · 1991

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The man the Detroit Free Press calls "a blue collar Tom Wolfe" delivers a full-barreled blast of truth and gritty reality in Rivethead, a no-holds-barred journey through the belly of the American industrial beast.

Subject
biographyhistorybusiness
Genre
humor
Themes
journalistswork
Setting
1990sUSAmichigan
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 234 pages

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