Hobos Books

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On Hobos and Homelessness (Heritage of Sociology Series) On Hobos and Homelessness (Heritage of Sociology Series)
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avg rating 3.97 — 39 ratings — published 1998
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You Can't Win You Can't Win (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as hobos)
avg rating 4.34 — 4,922 ratings — published 1926
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The Dirty Parts of the Bible The Dirty Parts of the Bible (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as hobos)
avg rating 3.60 — 10,769 ratings — published 2007
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Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History Down and Out, on the Road: The Homeless in American History (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hobos)
avg rating 3.77 — 43 ratings — published 2001
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The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966 The Roominghouse Madrigals: Early Selected Poems, 1946-1966 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.09 — 1,744 ratings — published 1988
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Riding the Rails Riding the Rails (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 24 ratings — published 1973
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Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell, #1) Blood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.22 — 24,521 ratings — published 2016
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Streetwalkers Streetwalkers (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.42 — 19 ratings — published 2016
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Sidewalk Sidewalk (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.15 — 1,738 ratings — published 1999
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Bread of Dreams: Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Europe Bread of Dreams: Food and Fantasy in Early Modern Europe (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.75 — 114 ratings — published 1983
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Of Mice and Men Of Mice and Men (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,884,336 ratings — published 1937
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Tokyo Ueno Station Tokyo Ueno Station (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.44 — 31,566 ratings — published 2014
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Susan Spray (Virago Modern Classics) Susan Spray (Virago Modern Classics)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.31 — 13 ratings — published 1931
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The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West The Sunset Route: Freight Trains, Forgiveness, and Freedom on the Rails in the American West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.16 — 1,928 ratings — published 2021
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Beggars of Life Beggars of Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.96 — 358 ratings — published 1924
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On the Fly!: Hobo Literature and Songs, 1879–1941 On the Fly!: Hobo Literature and Songs, 1879–1941 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.50 — 18 ratings — published
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Nightmare Alley Nightmare Alley (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.82 — 7,425 ratings — published 1946
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Up in the Old Hotel Up in the Old Hotel (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.33 — 4,289 ratings — published 1992
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A Clergyman's Daughter A Clergyman's Daughter (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.55 — 12,136 ratings — published 1935
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The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man The Hobo: The Sociology of the Homeless Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.88 — 48 ratings — published 1923
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Os Pobres Os Pobres (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.85 — 119 ratings — published 1906
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Long Road to Liquor City Long Road to Liquor City (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.65 — 85 ratings — published 2019
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An Orange for Frankie An Orange for Frankie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.38 — 1,738 ratings — published 2004
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Caterva Caterva (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.12 — 99 ratings — published 1938
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Righteous Dopefiend Righteous Dopefiend (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,780 ratings — published 2008
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Soupy Leaves Home Soupy Leaves Home (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.85 — 761 ratings — published 2017
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Autobiography of a Hobo Autobiography of a Hobo (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 2.57 — 7 ratings — published 2012
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Jim Tully Jim Tully (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2014
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Laughter in Hell Laughter in Hell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.78 — 9 ratings — published 1932
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Let it Burn (Alex McKnight, #10) Let it Burn (Alex McKnight, #10)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.11 — 3,523 ratings — published 2013
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The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.88 — 8,760 ratings — published 2009
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Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America Citizen Hobo: How a Century of Homelessness Shaped America (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.01 — 76 ratings — published 2003
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The Family Under the Bridge The Family Under the Bridge (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.96 — 17,105 ratings — published 1958
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The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman The Manson File: Myth and Reality of an Outlaw Shaman (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.31 — 276 ratings — published 1988
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Legend (Legend, #1) Legend (Legend, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.15 — 568,519 ratings — published 2011
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Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha Sister of the Road: The Autobiography of Boxcar Bertha (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.74 — 403 ratings — published 1937
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The Road The Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 3.86 — 4,379 ratings — published 1907
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Runaway Runaway (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.11 — 4,789 ratings — published 2006
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Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Homelessness in Contemporary America Gimme Shelter: A Social History of Homelessness in Contemporary America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.50 — 6 ratings — published 1991
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How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as hobos)
avg rating 4.20 — 614 ratings — published 2000
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Tupelo Rides the Rails Tupelo Rides the Rails (Hardcover)
by (shelved 0 times as hobos)
avg rating 3.85 — 162 ratings — published 2008
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Riding Toward Everywhere Riding Toward Everywhere (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 845 ratings — published 2008
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Less Than the Dust by Joseph StamperThe Underworld of the East by James S. LeeThe Hop-Heads by Fred V. WilliamsTales of the Ex-Tanks by Clarence Louis CullenBug House Poetry by Richard Griffin
Automatic All Traumatic
100 books — 1 voter
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainOf Mice and Men by John SteinbeckLes Misérables by Victor HugoThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
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377 books — 131 voters

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“The hobo is... merely a belated frontiersman, a frontiersman at a time and in a place when the frontier is passing or no longer exists.”
Robert Ezra Park, The City: Suggestions for Investigation of Human Behavior in the Urban Environment

Jack Kerouac
“Jesus was a strange hobo who walked on water—”
Jack Kerouac, Lonesome Traveler

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