Rolling Nowhere - Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes (Paperback, 1st Vintage Departures ed)

In Ted Conover's first book, now back in print, he enters a segment of humanity outside society and reports back on a world few of us would chose to enter but about which we are all curious.

Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.

General

Imprint:	Random House
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Vintage Departures
Release date:	September 2001
First published:	September 2001
Authors:	Ted Conover
Dimensions:	202 x 130 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	281
Edition:	1st Vintage Departures ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-72786-3
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Transport: general interest > Trains & railways: general interest Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Homelessness Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > General Books > Travel > Travel & holiday guides > General Books > Travel > Travel writing > General
LSN:	0-375-72786-8
Barcode:	9780375727863

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