Unsung heroes of American industry : stories / Mark Jude Poirier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poirier, Mark Jude.

Language:

English

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

169 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Talk Miramax Books, [2001]

Summary:

These quirky cottage industries hold the potential to make fortunes, though it's more likely that they'll lead to bankruptcy and shattered dreams. In these compelling stories, Mark Jude Poirier introduces the misfits and visionaries who embody the aspirations -- and frequently the lunacy -- of the American entrepreneur. Following his highly acclaimed debut collection, Naked Pueblo, and first novel, Goats, Poirier returns to life on the edge in tales that race across the American landscape, finding individualists and their outrageous professions in every corner of the United States. In a voice that is all knowing, but never condescending, always cool, but never cold, Poirier ensnares the reader with his wickedly addictive and subversive tales.

Contents:

Buttons

Worms

Gators

Pageantry

A note on the type.

Notes:

"Talk Miramax books."

ISBN:

0786868279

OCLC:

49243730