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Lonesome Road
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Author : Thomas Minehan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
Lonesome Road written by Thomas Minehan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1941 edition.
The Ways Of The Hobo
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Author : A-No. 1
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1915
The Ways Of The Hobo written by A-No. 1 and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1915 with Tramps categories.
The Hobo Way
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Author : Andy Lee Graham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-17
The Hobo Way written by Andy Lee Graham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-17 with Travel categories.
A collection of the musings of Andy Lee Graham, founder of HoboTraveler.com, inspired by the life and writings of Henry David Thoreau, particularly 'Walden, or Life in the Woods', in which Thoreau records two years spent in a cabin he built himself near Walden Pond, near Concord, Massachussets.
Knights Of The Road
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Author : Roger A. Bruns
language : en
Publisher: Methuen Publishing
Release Date : 1980
Knights Of The Road written by Roger A. Bruns and has been published by Methuen Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with Social Science categories.
"In the glory days of hoboing, hundreds of thousands of Americans were lured by the wail of soot-belching locomotives pulling long lines of freight cars. They hit the tracks and beat their way across an America laced with railroad lines. Some road in boxcars, or crouched in cowcatchers, some in empty battery boxes beneath passenger cars, others clung precariously to the brake rods inches from stinging cinders. The ingenuity of the hobo was only exceeded by his courage and, in many cases, his desperation. Few hobo jungles remain. The men and women who sat around campfires, swapping yarns, sharing stew, drinking "red-eye"--the working stiffs gay cats, yeggs, gandy dancers, and prushins--are a vanishing species. But here, this fascinating, flamboyant chapter of American history lives on. Interviews, letters, songs, poetry, articles from hobo newspapers, IWW literature and autobiographical accounts evoke a colorful, often savage portrait of hobo life from the late 1800's to the Great Depression... of lonely days rolling across silent prairies... all the sights from the stem of West Madison Street in Chicago to the berry fields of California... the spectacle of mangled comrades fallen from trains... countless jobs, some good, many bad... times in jail and on chain gangs... shivering nights on flophouse floors... bloody brawls and hostile towns... of excitement, adventure and freedom. Scoopshovel Scotty, Chicken Red Donovan, Mountain Dew, Boxcar Bertha, Steam Train Maury Graham and many others sing their songs and tell their tales. Iconoclasts all, they defied traditional values, bent on staking their own claim to the American ideal of rugged individualism. Hardships and humiliations were commonplace, but the overwhelming desire to wander freely, to be hard travellin' drifters kept them always on the move. Drawing on personal interviews with veteran hoboes and previously untapped sources, including the John J. McCook collection and a recently unearthed cache of material in the National Archives, Roger Bruns captures the vagabond spirit of these knights of the road and of "them days gone forever." -- Jacket flaps
Diary Of A Hobo
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Author : Bill Jodrey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002-01
Diary Of A Hobo written by Bill Jodrey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Bill Jodrey was 19 years old when he realized what a burden he was on his family. It was 1932, in the midst of the Great Depression. On the spur of the moment Jodrey decided to hitchhike and hobo his way across the country with $20 in his pocket and no preconceived notions of what to expect. A good listener, he has a ready smile that makes him quick to like. Throughout his journey people of all ages, sexes and walks of life would open up to him. Much of what he writes in Diary of a Hobo is their story. It also is history--and his story, filled with the unexpected that included: · Surprisingly warm acceptance by most people along the way. · A few stays in jail. · Accidents and tragedies, including the near-beheading and death of a young boy. · A sudden sexual encounter. · Several jam sessions with him at the harmonica in freight cars or in hobo camps. · Several religious experiences. · The demeaning necessity of begging for food. · Two heart-rending encounters with parents who had lost sons his age. At age 84, mostly to keep a friend company, Jodrey became part of one of the earliest online community publishing groups. They called themselves the SilverStringers, because all were senior citizens, and they have been publishing the Melrose Mirror monthly since 1996 at http://silverstringer.media.mit.edu with the assistance of the MIT Media Laboratory. Jodrey tried his hand at a short story about a hobo episode, accompanied by a charming sketch, and got such a reaction that he wrote another and another and another. It was suggested he write a book. At age 86, he started and completed this 28-chapter book. (Sketch by Bill Jodrey) Humor is a natural part of Jodrey and of his stories, reflecting encounters with people, animals and insects along the way. Jodrey's smooth, understated style is well suited to telling the little-heard human, poignant side of the Great Depression. People who took to the roads and rails in the early 1930's generally did so out of necessity, as was the case with Jodrey. They had no jobs at home, and their families had no means to feed them. So they struck out, hoping to find better circumstances somewhere, anywhere. Hoboes later in the 30's tended to be a different breed: ruffians, radicals, prostitutes and misfits. The numbers swelled from thousands in Jodrey's time to as many as 1.5 million in the US only a few years later. People who met hoboes along the way often tended to empathize with them, Jodrey found. These people knew they could be in the same boat. Hoboes generally were treated with more openness and kindness than today's homeless. The non-hobo often was fascinated by what he or she perceived as the hobo's romantic lifestyle. The stories in this book are real. They are not overstated. They are a lens through which a little-told side of the Depression story is related, not from Wall Street, but from the highways and the byways of cities and small towns, from the prairies and the hills, in the diners and at the churches, in private homes, automobiles, trucks and freight cars. It is an uplifting depiction of a time when compassion was more than a word in a slogan. It is storytelling in the best sense of the tradition, because we learn so much by sharing in what Jodrey saw, heard and felt. What follows is a synopsis of chapters in Diary of a Hobo. CHAPTER 1 Jodrey discovers he has wanderlust at age 5. This chapter describes Jodrey's personality as a young man, including his love of the outdoors and of trains, and provides a couple of tantalizing stories about his later life as a hobo. CHAPTER 2 The youngest of seven, he tells of life growing up in a small city north of Boston. It's of fond memories and hard work until the realization comes at age 19 that he is a burden to his parents who can barely makes ends meet because of the Depression. CHAPTER 3 Jodrey gets a ride with two friends to Washington
The Hobo Way Challenges Of Modern Survival
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Author : SquireWaldo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-02-17
The Hobo Way Challenges Of Modern Survival written by SquireWaldo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-17 with Games & Activities categories.
It is not easy being a hobo. The world seems to be against you. People often avoid and despise you. Even the weather conspires to make you miserable. Everyone and everything demands money which you don't have. Hobos are usually peaceful because anything else will draw the attention and perhaps the wrath of the Man. Being inconspicuous and keeping your head down may avoid this. And yet there is more to life than mere survival. There is a spirit that longs to not just survive but to live and be free. A Hobo's life is tough, but it need not always be a misery. In this game you are a hobo trying to live in a tough world. Will you overcome the obstacles in your way? Will you survive? Will you thrive?
Hobo
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Author : Eddy Joe Cotton
language : en
Publisher: Harmony
Release Date : 2002
Hobo written by Eddy Joe Cotton and has been published by Harmony this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Cotton, Eddy Joe categories.
With an arresting mix of homespun wisdom, gritty realism, and poignant self-examination, and set against the backdrop of a young man's coming of age, Hobo is a modern examination of one of America's oldest and most revered folk heroes. A free spirit, Zebu Recchia's mother set out on her own when her son was only two years old. Left behind, the tight family unit of father and son grew up to be more like brothers than parent and child. Such an intense relationship created struggles and pain--but also a form of independence that gave both men the mettle to face life alone when necessary. When Zebu was nineteen, he left behind his "hippie on a Harley" father in a brickyard on a cold winter day in Denver, Colorado, and set out with three things he knew he could rely on: strong boots, a warm coat, and a will to roam. He took off down the road at sunset with his thumb out and a keen desire to see the world on his own terms. His goal was to end up in Mexico. It had always been his father's mecca of personal freedom and absolute beauty, and so it became his, too. When Zebu jumped his first train, he was forever changed. His passion for the rails and the hobo way of life transformed him into Eddy Joe Cotton, a young hobo-in-training. Crisscrossing the countryside with a motley band of companions and mentors, Eddy Joe learns both the dark and the beautiful sides of life on the road. Always headed vaguely toward Mexico, Eddy Joe slowly realizes that the experience of the journey is far more important than the thrill of reaching the destination. Hobo is a celebration of the cultural and historical significance of the hobo in American society. It's also the story of what Eddy Joe learned on the rails, and of the fascinating, worldly-wise men who became his teachers. Eddy Joe Cotton paints a multilayered portrait of this strangely enduring lifestyle--of the men who ride the trains, the tricks of the trade, the vocabulary they use, the places they camp, the train yards they avoid, the gear they are sure to carry, and the stories and lessons each one imparts. Told in Eddy Joe's infectious and original voice, Hobo is a heartfelt exploration of a fascinating subculture, and of one man's place in a world that has all but been forgotten.
Hobo S Way
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Author : Imogene Petty
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2014-12-04
Hobo S Way written by Imogene Petty and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
You always have that one place where you can lose yourself in your imagination. For Margie, it was in her backyard. Margie enjoyed watching from her bedroom window hobos hopping aboard trains. As her grandfather used to be a conductor before he retired, he always had hobo stories that Margie enjoyed. When Margie was to experience what it was like to hop aboard trains like hobos did, she surely did have a blast. Imogene Petty’s Hobo’s Way will definitely bring out the child in you.
The Ways Of The Hobo
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Author : A-No. 1
language : en
Publisher: Garrett County Press
Release Date : 2012-06-07
The Ways Of The Hobo written by A-No. 1 and has been published by Garrett County Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Composed at the turn of the century by A No. 1, the famous tramp, The Ways of the Hobo presents a United States where losing oneself in the landscape of America was truly possible. This is a world where identities are re-imagined in seconds and travel is as thrilling as it is dangerous. Follow A No. 1 as he travels amid the foothills of the Alleghenies, Lake Erie, Kansas City, San Diego, Oceanside and all points in between. The Ways of the Hobo is part of a large series authored and self-published by A No. 1. The series is a primer on subculture, counterculture, and anti-authoritarianism -- a must for any train fanatic or anyone intrigued by the lives of hoboes and tramps.
The Trail Of The Tramp
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Author : Leon Ray Livingston A-No
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2016-09-15
The Trail Of The Tramp written by Leon Ray Livingston A-No and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with categories.
THE TRAIL OF THE TRAMP BY A-No. 1 (AKA Leon Ray Livingston) THE FAMOUS TRAMP, WRITTEN BY HIMSELF FROM ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF HIS OWN LIFE. Illustrated by JOSEPH EARL SHROCK. The Trail of the Tramp is an autobiographical book that tells the experiences of "The Rambler" Leon Ray Livingston. The story centers on a person named "Canada Joe."