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Synopsis
Offers a personal account of the author's adventures riding the rails with America's hoboes and presents a factual glimpse into the world of the modern-day hobo.
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Review
"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
-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
About the Author
Ted Conover is the author most recently of the National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing. He lives in New York City.
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Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes (Nova Audio Books)
Seller: The Yard Sale Store, Narrowsburg, NY, U.S.A.
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AUDIO CASSETTE. Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 010101201807237
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Rolling Nowhere (4 Audio Cassettes)
Seller: SZ Global, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Audio Cassette. Condition: 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. Seller Inventory # 9781587886775