Unsung Heroes of American Industry

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Unsung Heroes of American Industry is a 2001 short story collection by Mark Jude Poirier. [1] [2]

It was published by Miramax Books. It includes the short stories "Buttons", "Worms", "Gators", "Pageantry", and "A Note on the Type".

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References

  1. Giles, Jeff (21 April 2002). "'Unsung Heroes of American Industry': Strange Vocations and Big Dreams". New York Times.
  2. Brooks, Xan (2003-04-26). "A worm farm in Wayland". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-10-24.