The King Of Skid Row
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The King Of Skid Row
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Author : James Eli Shiffer
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2016-04-01
The King Of Skid Row written by James Eli Shiffer and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-01 with History categories.
City blue laws drove the liquor trade and its customers—hard-drinking lumberjacks, pensioners, farmhands, and railroad workers—into the oldest quarter of Minneapolis. In the fifty-cent-a-night flophouses of the city’s Gateway District, they slept in cubicles with ceilings of chicken wire. In rescue missions, preachers and nuns tried to save their souls. Sociology researchers posing as vagrants studied them. And in their midst John Bacich, aka Johnny Rex, who owned a bar, a liquor store, and a cage hotel, documented the gritty neighborhood’s last days through photographs and film of his clientele. The King of Skid Row follows Johnny Rex into this vanished world that once thrived in the heart of Minneapolis. Drawing on hours of interviews conducted in the three years before Bacich’s death in 2012, James Eli Shiffer brings to life the eccentric characters and strange events of an American skid row. Supplemented with archival and newspaper research and his own photographs, Bacich’s stories re-create the violent, alcohol-soaked history of a city best known for its clean, progressive self-image. His life captures the seamy, richly colorful side of the city swept away by a massive urban renewal project in the early 1960s and gives us, in a glimpse of those bygone days, one of Minneapolis’s most intriguing figures—spinning some of its most enduring and enthralling tales.
Downshift
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Author : Winter Travers
language : en
Publisher: Winter Travers
Release Date : 2023-09-14
Downshift written by Winter Travers and has been published by Winter Travers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-14 with Fiction categories.
The street racer meets the shy librarian. Luke grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but that never stopped him from making his dreams a reality. When Violet stumbles into his shop, Luke knows he’s met his match. But Violet isn’t like most girls. She’s sheltered and quiet, content to live in the world provided by the books she loves so much. Both ruled by the lessons of their pasts, will their relationship ever get a chance at a future?
Skid Road
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Author : Murray Morgan
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2018-03-15
Skid Road written by Murray Morgan and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-03-15 with History categories.
Skid Road tells the story of Seattle “from the bottom up,” offering an informal and engaging portrait of the Emerald City’s first century, as seen through the lives of some of its most colorful citizens. With his trademark combination of deep local knowledge, precision, and wit, Murray Morgan traces the city’s history from its earliest days as a hacked-from-the-wilderness timber town, touching on local tribes, settlers, the lumber and railroad industries, the great fire of 1889, the Alaska gold rush, flourishing dens of vice, the 1919 general strike, the 1962 World’s Fair, and the stuttering growth of the 1970s and ’80s. Through it all, Morgan shows us that Seattle’s one constant is change and that its penchant for reinvention has always been fueled by creative, if sometimes unorthodox, residents. With a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Mary Ann Gwinn, this redesigned edition of Murray Morgan’s classic work is a must for those interested in how Seattle got to where it is today.
18 And Life On Skid Row
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Author : Sebastian Bach
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2016-12-06
18 And Life On Skid Row written by Sebastian Bach and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
18 And Life on Skid Row tells the story of a boy who spent his childhood moving from Freeport, Bahamas to California and finally to Canada and who at the age of eight discovered the gift that would change his life. Throughout his career, Sebastian Bach has sold over twenty million records both as the lead singer of Skid Row and as a solo artist. He is particularly known for the hit singles I Remember You, Youth Gone Wild, & 18 & Life, and the albums Skid Row and Slave To The Grind, which became the first ever hard rock album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and landed him on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine. Bach then went on to become the first rock star to grace the Broadway stage, with starring roles in Jekyll & Hyde,Jesus Christ Superstar and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also appeared for seven seasons on the hit television show The Gilmore Girls. In his memoir, Bach recounts lurid tales of excess and debauchery as he toured the world with Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Motley Crue, Soundgarden, Pantera, Nine Inch Nails and Guns N’ Roses. Filled with backstage photos from his own personal collection, 18 And Life on Skid Row is the story of hitting it big at a young age, and of a band that broke up in its prime. It is the story of a man who achieved his wildest dreams, only to lose his family, and then his home. It is a story of perseverance, of wine, women and song and a man who has made his life on the road and always will. 18 And Life On Skid Row is not your ordinary rock memoir, because Sebastian Bach is not your ordinary rock star.
Skid Row
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Author : Joseph H. Werner Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Sunstone Press
Release Date : 2011-07-15
Skid Row written by Joseph H. Werner Jr. and has been published by Sunstone Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-15 with Fiction categories.
The bum who put the touch on JoJo was just like any other bum on Skid Row—red-faced, in clothes that didn’t fit, and with the shakes, a condition that only a drink could still. The line was the same with all of them and they always targeted JoJo for his big heart. “I ain’t et in two days,” they’d beg to JoJo but he knew if he parted with the quarter—that is, if he even had one to part with—the bum would head straight for the nearest liquor store or beer joint. Set in Memphis, Tennessee during the Great Depression, “Skid Row” follows the lives of a group of laborers known as tinners. There was Jew Bill, Shorty, Fingers, Grinder, Swede and Junior, among others, some said to be, “as ugly as homemade sin.” Also known as down-and-outers, these men never missed a chance to gawk at the high-steppers prancing in and out of the flophouse across the street from the tin shops. Yet they treated the lovely, shapely Reba, the Widow Hanna, and the innocent Betty Jo with more respect. All the while, these were men trying desperately to make it to the next payday, fighting within themselves whether to put food on the table for the family, or use the last bit of pocket change for a much-needed drink. Teeming with vivid narrative about a lively yet lonely street from a time and place long forgotten, “Skid Row” is told through the eyes of a young lad growing from teenager to manhood while working in his father’s tin shop. Joe Werner has filled his first novel with humor and yearning in his own, unique, bare-knuckled voice. With no subtlety or pretense, Werner makes you root for a group of people struggling to simply exist in this gritty, entertaining novel of bygone days. Joe Werner was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee and worked until retirement as a tinsmith and contractor. When taking a break from writing, Joe and his wife, Amelia, travel the world and play golf. These days, he’s busy working on his next novel. For more on Joe, please visit his website at www.joewerner.com.
Song Lyrics And Poems
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Author : Herthey Hill
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2017-03-08
Song Lyrics And Poems written by Herthey Hill and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-08 with Poetry categories.
I do hope these writings will be very inspirational to you and will inspire you with more hope for the future. I have written a lot of truck-driving songs and humorous songs also. You will find songs and poetry for different holidays too. So come on and lets go on a journey into the past, the present, and hope for the future.
Homelessness In America
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Author : Stephen Eide
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-06-02
Homelessness In America written by Stephen Eide and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Social Science categories.
This book examines the history, governmental and private responses, and future prospects of this intractable challenge. Stephen Eide explains why homelessness persists in America and offers concrete recommendations for how we can do better for the homeless population.
Drinking With Bukowski
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Author : Daniel Weizmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Drinking With Bukowski written by Daniel Weizmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Literary Collections categories.
The 20th century's greatest poet was a guy from L.A. called Hank, who talked straight, drank hard, faced truth, and exposed beauty and vulnerability like no other in his place and time. Drinking with Bukowski is a celebration of that utterly original voice featuring contributions from everyone from the women who loved him to the Hollywood cognoscenti who courted him, from writers who admired him and actors who tried to emulate him to the barflies, strippers, gangsters, poets, crazies, and dreamers who knew him: Raymond Carver, Wanda Coleman, Harold Norse, Michael C. Ford, and Paul Vangelisti pay homage and recount the Dionysian days of L.A. poetry; record producer Harvey Robert Kubernik and journalist Barry Miles remember capturing Buk on vinyl for the first time; novelist Steve Abee remembers the early days of L.A.'s underground newspapers - Open City and the L.A. Free Press - Bukowski's early stomping grounds.
Minneapolis Madams
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Author : Penny A. Petersen
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2013-06-20
Minneapolis Madams written by Penny A. Petersen and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-20 with History categories.
Sex, money, and politics—no, it’s not a thriller novel. Minneapolis Madams is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. Penny Petersen brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these “houses of ill fame” rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then were finally shut down in the early twentieth century. In their heyday Minneapolis brothels were not only open for business but constituted a substantial economic and political force in the city. Women of independent means, madams built custom bordellos to suit their tastes and exerted influence over leading figures and politicians. Petersen digs deep into city archives, period newspapers, and other primary sources to illuminate the Minneapolis sex trade and its opponents, bringing into focus the ideologies and economic concerns that shaped the lives of prostitutes, the men who used their services, and the social-purity reformers who sought to eradicate their trade altogether. Usually written off as deviants, madams were actually crucial components of a larger system of social control and regulation. These entrepreneurial women bought real estate, hired well-known architects and interior decorators to design their bordellos, and played an important part in the politics of the developing city. Petersen argues that we cannot understand Minneapolis unless we can grasp the scope and significance of its sex trade. She also provides intriguing glimpses into racial interactions within the vice economy, investigating an African American madam who possibly married into one of the city’s most prestigious families. Fascinating and rigorously researched, Minneapolis Madams is a true detective story and a key resource for anyone interested in the history of women, sexuality, and urban life in Minneapolis.
Thrasher Skid Row Eskimo
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Author : Anthony Apakark Thrasher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1976
Thrasher Skid Row Eskimo written by Anthony Apakark Thrasher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with Eskimos categories.
Biography of an Eskimo from the North flown south for job training, his problems with alcohol and subsequent jailing for murder.