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Ball, Troylyn 1959- Barbers United States Biography Bartenders United States Biography Butchers United States Biography Caregivers United States Biography Distillers United States Biography Real estate developers United States Biography Skilled labor United States Whiskey industry North Carolina Whiskey North CarolinaBall, Troylyn
Summary: Troylyn Ball and her husband, Charlie, an engineer and real estate investor, had spent their entire lives in Texas. But after a near fatal trip to the emergency room with their mute, wheelchair-bound son Marshall, they admitted the dust and the heat were too dangerous. To save their boys, the Balls cashed out, sold their beloved farm, and moved to Asheville, North Carolina. Nearing fifty, Troy...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street 2017
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Summary: " In today's new economy--in which "good" jobs are typically knowledge or technology based--many well-educated and culturally savvy young men are instead choosing to pursue traditionally low-status manual labor occupations as careers. Masters of Craft looks at the renaissance of four such trades: bartending, distilling, barbering, and butchering. In this in-depth and engaging book, Richard...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Princeton University Press 2017