Hoboes - Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps and the Harvesting of the West (Paperback)

When the railroad stretched its steel rails across the American West in the 1870s, it opened up a vast expanse of territory. Agriculture quickly followed the railroads, making way for Kansas wheat and Colorado sugar beets and Washington apples. With this new agriculture came an unavoidable need for harvest workers. These were not the year-round hired hands but transients who would show up to harvest the crop and then leave when the work was finished. Variously called bindlestiffs, fruit tramps, hoboes, and bums, these men--and women and children--were vital to the creation of the West and its economy. Amazingly, it is an aspect of Western history that has never been told. In "Hoboes: Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and the Harvesting of the West," the award-winning historian Mark Wyman offers a detailed, deeply sympathetic portrait of the lives of these hoboes, as well as a fresh look at the settling and development of the American West.

General

Imprint:	Hill & Wang Inc.,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2011
First published:	April 2011
Authors:	Mark Wyman
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-0-8090-5491-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Books > History > American history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Economic history Promotions
LSN:	0-8090-5491-4
Barcode:	9780809054916

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