Done and Been: Steel Rail Chronicles of American Hobos
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0253210356
ISBN 13
9780253210357
Category
Turtle Island / United States / Canada
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Publication Year
1996
Publisher
Pages
216
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Description
Hobos are part of the history of railroading in America. Committed to the work ethic, but also restless and eager for adventure, these knights of the iron rails developed a lifestyle and a community based on their search for work and their love of adventure. Jacqueline Schmidt, who was later elected a Queen of the Hobos, has collected their stories in this fascinating volume. She has also teamed up with modern-day hobos to ride the rails in search of adventure and self-knowledge. Her book gives us a history of hobos, a collection of fascinating stories, an account of what it is like for a middle-class woman to take to the dangerous pastime of hoboing, and a delicious collection of hobo recipes. - from Amzon
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1
