{"product_id":"brownie-the-boomer-h-roger-grant-9780875801469","title":"Brownie the Boomer","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles P. Brown--\"a boomer railroad man\"--offers in this exceptional autobiography an unusually vivid portrayal of everyday life as a trainman for some of the country's greatest rail lines. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAn itinerant railroad worker, or \"boomer,\" Brown hopscotched across America between 1900 and 1913 seeking employment wherever opportunities arose. His wanderlust led him into a variety of jobs--including fireman, brakeman, switchman--for such railroads as the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, Wabash, and New York Central until he was disabled at age thirty-four in a railroad accident. In this sometimes tragic, frequently funny, behind-the-scenes account of railroading, Brownie reveals the reality of working conditions for the railroad laborer at the turn of the century as he relates his many adventures and misadventures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Roger Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0875801463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875801469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northern Illinois University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/28\/1991","brand":"H. Roger Grant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43980673384703,"sku":"9780875801469","price":26.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1f1e3b9-bf67-4785-ab90-3c1e671ce60d.jpg?v=1683251241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brownie-the-boomer-h-roger-grant-9780875801469","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}