Conductor Jim
$25.00 USD • Used
Full green cloth with a detailed and realistic portrayal of a rail car, gilt lettering to spine, 7-5/8 tall, 172 pp. Small dent to bottom of front board; minor spine slant; minor wear to tips; rub...
Full green cloth with a detailed and realistic portrayal of a rail car, gilt lettering to spine, 7-5/8 tall, 172 pp. Small dent to bottom of front board; minor spine slant; minor wear to tips; rubbing to underside of rail car. A memoir by Jim Burwick, railroad evangelist who was a railway worker in the summer and headed the Gospel Train in winter. He was not sympathetic to hoboes: his chapter The Hobo Spirit starts with the declaration The hobo is a nuisance and pest to the railroads and to society.drink, cards, shows, tobacco, profanity and all the impure appetites compose his world, and are all he cares for.
Product Info
Publisher: Young Mens Christian Association
Year: 1908
Type: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Seller Info
CrookedHouseBooksPaper
Address: 1602 NE 40th Ave Portland, Oregon
Website: https://www.crookedhousebooks.com
Country: United States
