Linda G. Niemann

Railroad Noir

The American West at the End of the Twentieth Century

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Culled from the 20 years she spent traveling the American West as afreight brakeman and conductor, Linda Grant Niemann's Railroad Noir delves into thedarker side of railroading. The 1990s were a time of crisis for workers caught inthe breakup of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Niemann's tales of exhaustion, alcoholism, homelessness, and corporate blundering present a revelatory account ofrailroading life. Photographer Joel Jensen realizes Niemann's vision of the workingWest with images of cowboy bars, blue motels, and railroaders working in electricalstorms, white-outs, and desert heat waves. The result is an honest, gritty, andstriking collab… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-253-35446-4
EAN: 9780253354464
Produktnummer: 5964060
Verlag: Indiana University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Seitenangabe: 168 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B27.9 cm x D0.0 cm 1'225 g
Abbildungen: 23 color illus., 17 b&w illus., 1 map
Gewicht: 1225
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Linda Grant Niemann teaches creative nonfiction at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. She is author of Boomer: Railroad Memoirs and Railroad Voices.Joel Jensen is a freelance photographer whose work has been featured in various publications.