{"product_id":"on-the-fly-hobo-literature-and-songs-1879-1941-9781629635187","title":"On the Fly!: Hobo Literature and Songs, 1879-1941","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first anthology of its kind, \u003cem\u003eOn the Fly!\u003c\/em\u003e brings forth the lost voices of Hobohemia. Dozens of stories, poems, songs, stories, and articles produced by hoboes are brought together to create an insider history of the subculture's rise and fall. Adrenaline-charged tales of train hopping, scams, and political agitation are combined with humorous and satirical songs, razor sharp reportage and unique insights into the lives of the women and men who crisscrossed America in search of survival and adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom iconic figures such as labor martyr Joe Hill and socialist novelist Jack London through to pioneering blues and country musicians, and little-known correspondents for the likes of the \u003cem\u003eHobo News\u003c\/em\u003e, the authors and songwriters contained in \u003cem\u003eOn the Fly!\u003c\/em\u003e run the full gamut of Hobohemia's wide cultural and geographical embrace. With little of the original memoirs, literature, and verse remaining in print, this collection, aided by a glossary of hobo vernacular and numerous illustrations and photos, provides a comprehensive and entertaining guide to the life and times of a uniquely American icon. Read on to enter a world where hoboes, tramps, radicals, and bums gather in jungles, flop houses, and boxcars; where gandy dancers, bindlestiffs, and timber beasts roam the rails once more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iai McIntyre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PM Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629635187","brand":"PM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158962110601,"sku":"9781629635187","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_6b3be01b-8b9c-4a6d-9d37-ae9478f69600.jpg?v=1732612808","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/on-the-fly-hobo-literature-and-songs-1879-1941-9781629635187","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}