Indispensable Outcasts Hobo Workers and Community in the American Midwest, 1880-1930 |
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| Author:
| Higbie, Frank Tobias |
| Series title: | Working Class in American History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-07098-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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Often overlooked in the history of Progressive Era labor, the hoboes who rode the rails in search of seasonal work have nevertheless secured a place in the American imagination. The stories of the men who hunted work between city and countryside, men alternately portrayed as either romantic adventurers or degenerate outsiders, have not been easy ......
Often overlooked in the history of Progressive Era labor, the hoboes who rode the rails in search of seasonal work have nevertheless secured a place in the American imagination. The stories of the men who hunted work between city and countryside, men alternately portrayed as either romantic adventurers or degenerate outsiders, have not been easy ......