Hoboes: Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and the Harvesting of the West

by Mark Wyman

Book Overview

When the railroad stretched its steel rails across the American West in the 1870s, it opened up a vast expanse of territory. Agriculture quickly followed the railroads, making way for Kansas wheat and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809030217
• ISBN13: 9780809030217
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Hill & Wang
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Dry

Well researched but written in a dry textbook like manner.