Tales from the assembly line by ben hamper is a nonfiction memoir of hamper s life. Tales from the assembly line michael moore, ben hamper ebook. Rivethead by ben hamper overdrive rakuten overdrive. Tales from the assembly line kindle edition by ben hamper. Ben hamper, aka the rivethead, is the one guy with the courage to tell the truth about the american assembly line. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,300grams, isbn. Though this was not hamper s dream job, especially since he saw what it would be like when he was younger seeing how the job was a constant, boring repetitive duty.
Tales from the assembly line kindle edition by hamper, ben, michael moore. I was seven years old the first time i ever set food inside an automobile factory. Tales from the assembly line, ben hamper, new york. You cant blame ben hamper for feeling a little overwhelmed. Jim boutons ball four about downward spiraling from the major league to the minors, anthony bourdains tale about life in americas kitchens, kitchen confidential, and this classic about life on the gm assembly line.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading rivethead. The book details the life of an average kid in flint, michigan who was predestined to end up working as a shoprat in one of the ten auto factory plants in the region. Well, former gm factory worker and writer ben hamper doesnt have to imagine howie makem. Rivethead tales from the assembly line by ben hamper author joe don baker. With free ranging intelligence and a sharply anarchic sensibility, he tries to figure out. Initially, the term rivethead had been used since the 1940s as a nickname for north american automotive assembly line and steel construction workers and hit the mainstream through the publication of ben hamper s rivethead. Tales from the assembly line ebook written by ben hamper. Rivethead ben hamper down and out memoirs of a line assembly worker for gm motors over the 1980s. Hes ready for his time in the spotlight, says his agent, david black, but if, as michael moore maintains, rivethead is a breakthrough book, ben hamper may get. The author aims to give an insight into the largely forgotten people at the heart of any industrial nation. His inspiration came from the noise of his riveting gun, jack daniel lunches and meetings with gm management. Hamper also worked for general motors in michigan for several years and wrote for michael moores flint voice. Rivethead by ben hamper abebooks passion for books. Tales from the assembly line ebooks michael moore, ben hamper, read online rivethead.
Tales from the assembly line, he sits at the manhattan offices. Hamper was a factory worker with a remarkable ability to write with humor and sensitivity. Rivethead by ben hamper abebooks shop for books, art. Download our free nook app kids books special offer things to do at home next. Tales from the assembly line is generally a thought. Rivethead is riveting, funny, eyeopening line working experience.
Certainly paradise was hard to find for those working the line. Tales from the assembly line is a gritty in your face account of a factory workers struggles against his factory, his coworkers, and the time clock. Tales from the assembly line skip to main content this banner text can have markup. Tales from the assembly line, by ben hamper this is not your time to traditionally likely to guide stores to purchase a publication. Tales from the assembly line by ben hamper at indigo. The man the detroit free press calls a blue collar tom wolfe delivers a fullbarreled blast of truth and gritty reality in rivethead, a noholdsbarred journey through the. Eventually ending up working for the company, hamper was. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tales from the assembly line, which is otherwise unrelated to the subculture glenn chase, founder of san diego label reconstriction records, is. Discover your preferred publication right below by downloading and install as well as getting the soft file of guide rivethead. Rivethead ebook by ben hamper 9780446554039 rakuten kobo. In the midst of a publicity tour for his first book, rivethead. Tales from the assembly line was published, a memoir of his time toiling at the general motors flint truck and bus factory.
Get an answer for i need a summary of rivethead by ben hamper. He was born in flint, michigan, to a family that had many former employees of general motors amongst its members. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. It is a rambling and often funny account of mindnumbingly dull work, schemes employed by the workers to make it less dull, and the equally inane managerial schemes to, well, manage. Tales from the assembly line quotes ben hamper this study guide consists of approximately 26 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rivethead. Ben hamper takes the reader into the world of the shoprats and rivetheads, nicknames for people who work building cars. The man the detroit free press calls a blue collar tom wolfe delivers a fullbarreled blast of truth and gritty reality in rivethead, a noholdsbarred journey. Detroit free press magazine may 26 1991 return of the rivethead excerpt from ben hamper s book rivethead.
Hamper makes no apologies for any of his actions, many of which were unorthodox or illegal. Tales from the assembly line ben hamper s rivethead. Hamper worked in the gm truck and bus assembly plant for over 10 years, and along the way met more characters and drank more beer than most do in a lifetime. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Read rivethead tales from the assembly line by ben hamper available from rakuten kobo. The occasion was family night at the old fisher body plant in flint where my father worked the second shift. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Yes, that is what ben hamper was assembling while writing this book. Rivethead tales from the assembly line by ben hamper a memoir of life on a car assembly line.
Trying to be for labor when its flat on its back, thomas geoghegan, new york. In amongst coworkers going postal in the local bar, drinking on the job and witnessing mental breakdowns, hamper wrote the book during his shifts on the shop floor. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Tales from the assembly line by bernard egan ben hamper iii, is a work of nonfiction. Ben hamper worked on the production line of the general motors bus and truck plant in flint, michigan from 1977 to 1988, and wrote about the experience in this book. He has also worked as a correspondent on several of moores television projects. Tales from the assembly line full collection, i was so mad rivethead. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rivethead. Tales from the assembly line, author ben hamper writes about his time working on an assembly line in a local general motors plant. This is an exlibrary book and may have the usual libraryused book markings inside. Though hamper had a gift in writing and humor, he was a third generation factory. And he writes all about it and other assorted hijinks in his hilarious and yes, thoughtprovoking memoir, rivethead. Tales from the assembly line by ben hamper online at alibris. Hamper grew up in flint, michigan and worked on the assembly line at the local gm.
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