Name: one more train to ride,the underground world of modern american hoboes (in English)
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Author: Marianne Williamson
ISBN: 9780253216526

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Type

Physical Book

Author

Marianne Williamson

Publisher

Indiana University Press

Language

English

Pages

168

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.5 x 1.3 cm

Weight

0.27 kg.

ISBN

0253216524

ISBN13

9780253216526

Synopsis "one more train to ride,the underground world of modern american hoboes (in English)"

Drawn from intimate interviews with 14 modern-day "steel rail nomads," One More Train to Ride provides a revealing picture of today's American hobo. Interspersed with their stories are original poems and songs echoing the ancient lyricism and loneliness of life on the road. Their connections with the past make the experiences of these hoboes even more striking, as they ride freight trains and jungle up in hobo camps, light years away from the 21st-century cyberworld--yet touching the very core of American freedom and individualism.Cliff Williams skillfully elicits details of family background, motives, and clear insights into the daily life and philosophy of the modern hobo. With its evocative link to the past, One More Train to Ride continues a long tradition of books on hobo oral history, including Nels Anderson's The Hobo (1923) and Thomas Minehan's Boy and Girl Tramps of America (1934).

Marianne Williamson

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Autora norteamericana, conferenciante y activista. Ha escrito 13 libros, incluyendo cuatro bestsellers número uno del New York Times en la categoría "Consejería, Aprende Cómo y Miscelánea".

Es la fundadora del Proyecto Angel Food, un programa voluntario de entrega de alimentos, dirigido a personas confinadas en sus hogares que viven con VIH u otras enfermedades terminales. Es también cofundadora de The Peace Alliance, una organización de base y sin fines de lucro sobre educación e incidencia que respalda proyectos de construcción de paz.

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