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Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 54961 5 2155670 1984 Rolling Nowhere: Riding the Rails with America's Hoboes total:127|5:30|4:62|3:31|2:3|1:1| 127 498 222 24 30092 3.99 987 189 42796367 135322 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Mon Jan 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:35:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 10:43:05 -0800 2009 more...]]> 75744580 2059153 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sun Oct 25 23:17:58 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 23:18:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 22093778 123144 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 5 0 false Mon May 12 14:35:04 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 21:02:00 -0700 2008 Coyotes, Newjack) but, somehow, this matters little. In the end, Rolling Nowhere chronicles not only the American hobo's last days (in his 2001 foreword, Conover tells us the "corpor...more...]]> 16413726 597996 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:05:44 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 26 09:31:34 -0800 2008
Rolling Nowhere caught my eye as it chronicles his experiences as a 24 year-ol...more...]]> 4330520 266462 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 14:42:51 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 14:42:54 -0700 2007 more...]]> 48635203 322698 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 17:04:19 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 00:34:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59897490 1810835 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Tue Jun 16 10:30:28 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 10:32:22 -0700 2009 53365997 2111353 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Mon Apr 20 12:16:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 12:19:17 -0700 2009 71783712 34388 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 3 0 false Sun Jun 02 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Sat Sep 19 11:22:26 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 11:22:26 -0700 2009 5349200 291116 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Thu Aug 30 08:09:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 08:18:49 -0700 2007
I think this was his first book--he lived like a hobo ...more...]]> 2745043 78414 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 3 0 false Thu Jul 05 13:21:15 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 18:53:30 -0700 2007
I liked it, but I liked some of the other train stories I rea...]]> 40117686 28758 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 5 0 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Dec 14 20:09:05 -0800 2008 Thu Sep 10 10:42:02 -0700 2009 1 28020168 817370 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 22 20:36:08 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 14 18:27:03 -0800 2009 14838859 796425 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Thu Feb 07 12:42:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 07 12:44:10 -0800 2008 Not only is he gutsy as hell, he writes well.]]> 32825576 326190 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Sep 14 00:54:12 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 00:55:24 -0700 2008 18924289 972022 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 5 0 false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sat Mar 29 10:47:22 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 10:48:28 -0700 2008 14197748 854309 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 5 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jan 31 14:31:50 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 14:32:45 -0800 2008 5525211 335077 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sat Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 02 07:18:13 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:23:27 -0800 2009 21066367 302524 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 4 0 false Sat Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 19:38:56 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 19:41:30 -0700 2008 36855100 1649751 54961 0375727868 9780375727863 24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874m/54961.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170445874s/54961.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54961.Rolling_Nowhere_Riding_the_Rails_with_America_s_Hoboes 3.92 127
Hoboes fascinated Conover, but he had only encountered them in literature and folksongs. So, he decided to take a year off and ride the rails. Equipped with rummage-store clothing, a bedroll, and a few other belongings, he hops a freight train in St. Louis, becoming a tramp in order to discover their peculiar culture. The men and women he meets along the way are by turns generous and mistrusting, resourceful and desperate, philosophical and profoundly cynical. And the narrative he creates of his travels with them is unforgettable and moving.]]> 1984 3 0 false Mon Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 16:44:09 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 16:45:13 -0800 2008 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=54961