Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches From America's Class War

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Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches From America's Class War
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Author Joe Bageant
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Published2007
Pages273
ISBN 978-1-921215-78-0

Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches From America's Class War is a book written by Joe Bageant published in 2007. It concerns his return to his hometown of Winchester, Virginia, and his take on income inequality and problems facing the working poor. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Joe Bageant (1946–2011) was an American author and columnist. He was best known for his 2007 book, Deer Hunting With Jesus: Dispatches From America's Class War.

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