Boxcar Politics: The Hobo in U.S. Culture and Literature, 1869-1956 by John Lennon

Boxcar Politics: The Hobo in U.S. Culture and Literature, 1869-1956

John Lennon

220 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history literary sociology informative medium-paced
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The hobo is a figure ensconced in the cultural fabric of the United States. Once categorized as a member of a homeless army who ought to be jailed or killed, the hobo has evolved into a safe, grandfatherly exemplar of Americana. Boxcar Politics re...

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