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Hobo: Riding the Rails for Homeless article
Article featuring Adman about his travels raising money for the homeless.
"Around the Jungle Fire": a collection of stories from life on the road
A collection of stories from authentic hobo life on the road. Consists of a 3-part series. Release date unknown.
The Life of a Hobo: Frog pamphlet
The story of why Frog began hoboing, definition of hoboing, and stories of train riding. This story is contained in One More Train to Ride: The Underground World of Modern American Hoboes, pages 41-47, by Cliff Williams (Oats), published by Indiana…
"Hard traveling gents of the road" magazine article
Image of hoboes standing and sitting the freight car at the 1981 Hobo Convention in Britt. Front row: The Shadow, Arkansas Traveler, Virginia Slim. Back row: Portland Gray, Slo Motion Shorty, Frypan Jack.
Reminiscing a train ride with Adman by Minneapolis Skinny
Written account of Minneapolis Skinny's time with Adman and his first encounters with a hobo in 1972.
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Mountain Dew and Frisco Jack's tin craft cups
Handmade copper wire hobo cups made from a soup can and a mountain dew can. Frisco Jack is printed on the front of one can. The tin cans most likely…