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Hobo Nation by J.F. Pirro

This story results from a longtime personal fascination with the hobo culture as a lifestyle choice, and fits within a general genre or catalog within my 42-year print media career's focus on under-served and unrecognized individuals who have such…

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"Endangered Species? Hood Rover Hobo" article

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Reproduction of article written about "Hood River Blackie's" life hoboing.

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"Hallelujah, I'm a Bum" article

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Article on the history of hoboing. Date unknown.

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"The Last of the Great American Hobos" article

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Article featuring the 2018 convention in Britt, Iowa.

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The 'Bo article

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Article featuring information about hoboing.

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"The last hurrah of the ramblin' man" article

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Article on the 1972 convention in Britt, Iowa.

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"The Hobo Style" book

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Book dedicated to documenting hobo history and culture. Britt, Iowa featured. Created in partnership with the Hobo Museum in Britt.

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Labor's Unsettled Vagrancy: The Rise and Fall of thee Hobo Labor Movement, 1865-1929

M.A. thesis titled "Labor's Unsettled Vagrancy: The Rise and Fall of thee Hobo Labor Movement, 1865-1929". Written by Laura Carpenter.

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Magazine feature of the 2018 Hobo Convention

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Feature of the Hobo Convention in 2018 in Artful Living Magazine. Photography by Lee Snyder and article written by Marguerite Happe.

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"They're all varnish up there" article

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Article discussing the significance of the railroads and the role of the hobo.

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