Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and the Making of the Black Middle Class
Tye, Larry
ISBN 10: 0805070753 ISBN 13: 9780805070750
Published by Henry Holt and Co., 2004
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A fascinating social history describes how, in the 1920s, the largest employer of African-American men in the country became the Pullman company, which hired former slaves as sleeping car porters, creating a unique culture of language, lore, and legend that blazed a path for a black middle class. 20,000 first printing.
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Larry Tye was a longtime journalist for the The Boston Globe, winning numerous awards for his work. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, he is the author of The Father of Spin (0-8050-6789-2) and Home Lands (0-8050-6591-1). He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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Title: Rising from the Rails: Pullman Porters and ...
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: 47052595
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Edition: 1753696460.
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