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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.]]> 30092 3.99 987 189 1984 4 0 false Sat Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 21:38:50 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:57:07 -0700 2009