{"product_id":"rolling-nowhere-riding-the-rails-with-americas-hoboes-paperback","title":"Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTed Conover\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoboes 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.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eHoboes 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTed Conover is the author most recently of the National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eNewjack: Guarding Sing Sing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.31 x 4.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 11, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759161213216,"sku":"9780375727863","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/31d7cd5925bac696a66a720e5dd6bdd2.webp?v=1780143906","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rolling-nowhere-riding-the-rails-with-americas-hoboes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}