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 ...
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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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Add this copy of Rolling Nowhere to cart. $13.00, very good condition, Sold by Burke's Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Memphis, TN, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Penguin Group.
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Good. Travel. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean and tight. No creases along the spine but a bit of scuffing. 1988 reprint. Shelfwear with light creases on the back cover. Penguin Travel Library.
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