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Riding the Rails URL: http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_07.html Description: Brief essay about the "more than two million men and perhaps 8,000 women [who] became hoboes" during the Great Depression. Includes illustrations, a short list of people who rode the rails and later became famous, and an oral history from one man who became a hobo during this period. From Wessels Living History Farm, a project devoted to the history of American agriculture. LII Topics: Railroads, The Great Depression, Transportation, United States History Author: Ganzel, Bill Publisher: Wessels Living History Farm Extra Keywords Nebraska LII Database Information: Record 24206 created by Jennifer English on 07/27/2007 Last modification on 08/01/2007 Published: 08/02/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24206 |
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