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Railroad noir : the American West at the end of the twentieth century / narratives by Linda Grant Niemann ; photographs by Joel Jensen.

Lippincott Library HD8039.R12 U659 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Niemann, Linda.
Contributor:
Jensen, Joel.
Series:
Railroads past and present
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Railroads--West (U.S.)--Employees--History.
Railroads.
Railroads--Social aspects--West (U.S.)--History.
Railroads--Social aspects.
History.
Employees.
Physical Description:
xiii, 151 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
Place of Publication:
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2010]
Contents:
Boomer in a boom town
Breaking - in blues
Blues for Ron
Beet inspector
The blue motel
The big four bar
Learning spanish
Organized booming
The border
On the road again
A starry night
Train to the underworld
Back to work
The hospital yard
The hopper at granite rock
The Lawrence switcher
The lord of the night
Midnight train to Georgia
The spiritual beauty of the rails
Old head, new hire.
ISBN:
9780253354464
0253354463
OCLC:
433548911

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