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Interviews with The Texas Madman and Minneapolis Jewel

The Texas Madman's story was published in One More Train to Ride, pages 3-12. Minneapolis Jewel had a poem in One More Train to Ride. Tape 2 - Side A.mp3; cassette tapes digitized by ProVideo Cedar Rapids, 10/23

The Queen Jewel

A commemorative video created in honor of the crowning of Hobo Queen Minneapolis Jewel in 2011 at the 2011 National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa.

"Rail Riders' queen is a part-time hobo" article - Minneapolis Jewel

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Article featuring Minneapolis Jewel on her life as a part-time hobo.

"Wisdom and Nonsense: My Adventures as a Train Rider and Hobo Queen" book

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Collection of stories of Minneapolis Jewel's travels and her experiences attending the Hobo Convention since the 1990's. Table of contents: "My First Ride", "Meeting Iowa Blackie", "Running for Hobo Queen", "What is a hobo?", "Adman", and many more.