Mulligan Stew: Stories and Traditions of American Hobos

Mulligan Stew: Stories and Traditions of American Hobos

Ever since track was first laid for the great locomotives, hobos have listened to the call of the rails, lured by the possibility of free transportation to another placeâ€”if they could make their way unnoticed and unharmed. They rode the rails for various reasonsâ€”to escape economic hardship, satisfy an urge for adventure, or simply to feed their wanderlust. Along the way, they developed their own culture. Mulligan Stew contains a variety of ingredients from the hobo culture: hobo life as it was lived at the turn of the twentieth century, women hobos, hobo heroes, hobo signs and symbols, contemporary hobos telling of their experiences, and hobo traditions from the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowaâ€”an event that has opened a door into the hobo world every August for more than 100 years. The convention motto is "There's a Little Bit of Hobo in All of Us." Readers who are hobos at heart are invited to open this book and savor the stew. Praise for Mulligan Stew: No book I know has captured the varieties of hobo experience as well as Barbara Hacha's Mulligan Stew, and in a form that perfectly fits the phenomenonâ€¦ â€”Luther the Jet, Hobo King 1995â€“96
Country USA
Brand Mediamix Productions
Manufacturer MediaMix Productions
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780983198734
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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