Jessica Bruder: the real story behind Nomadland
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In 2013, journalist Jessica Bruder hit the road to document the growing subculture of Americans who have given up traditional housing to move into 'wheel estate' — many because of economic or personal hardship. The project spanned three years and the resulting book Nomadland was released in 2017 and made into an award-winning movie. 
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