David Perata has lovingly evoked the dignity and courage of the black working men who made railroads a vital American industry. Hetells the inspiring story of their valiant struggle for justice, decent wages and working wages and working conditionsan invaluable contribution to U.S. Labor History. Coretta Scott King From the Civil War to the 1950s, just as the Pullman car was the mainstay of long-distance train transportation in the United States, the Pullman car porter was a fixture in American life. This history presents the experience of these almost exclusively African-American Pullman workers and of the later Amtrak attendants who followed them, in their own words. They discuss their relations with their passengers, their employers, their union, and among themselves, in candid, fascinating interviews.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cengage GALE
ISBN-13
9780805745207
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87821713
Product Key Features
Author
David Perata
Publication Name
Those Pullman Blues: an Oral History of the African-American Railroad Attendant
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Economics, Social Sciences, Business
Publication Year
1996
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
213 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
243mm
Item Width
162mm
Item Weight
480g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
David Perata
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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