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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.
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"Vivid, sensitive... this always compelling odyssey explains life beyond the pale of comfort."
--Los Angeles Times
"Rolling Nowhere is so vivid that every few pages the urge to clack the dust from one's own clothes is almost irresistible."
--The New York Times Book Review
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Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes (Nova Audio Books)
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brilliance Audio, UNITED STATES, 2001
ISBN 10 : 1587886774
ISBN 13 : 9781587886775
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Vendeur : The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, Etats-Unis
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AUDIO CASSETTE. Etat : Good. 4 AUDIO CASSETTE EDITION in the original box. Some shelf wear to the case. EACH AUDIO CASSETTE TESTED prior to shipping for a good sound quality. You will receive a reliable set. Enjoy this Audio Cassette performance. N° de réf. du vendeur 010101201807237
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Rolling Nowhere (4 Audio Cassettes)
Vendeur : SZ Global, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Audio Cassette. Etat : Collectible-Very Good. I crouched quietly in the patch of tall weeds. Around me fell the shadow of the viaduct that carried a highway over the railroad yards. From the edge of the yards, I squinted as I watched the railroad cars being switched from track to track. Cars and trucks were rolling over the viaduct, but what occupied my attention was the dark, cool corridor underneath it, where I hoped to intercept my train.'Riding the rails, Ted Conover tasted the life of a tramp with companions like Pistol Pete, BB, and Sheba Sheila Sheils. From them he learned survival skills - how to 'read' a freight train, scavenge for food and clothing, avoid the railroad 'bulls.' He was initiated into the customs of their unique, shadowy society - men and women bound together by a mutual bond of failure, camaraderie, and distrust.Sixty-five freight trains, 12,000 miles, and fifteen states later, Conover chronicles his impressions of their lives in this fascinating piece of first-hand reporting that becomes a thoughtful story of self-discovery. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781587886775
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