SIGNED Those Pullman Blues Perata 1996 First Edition African American Railroad H

by David Perata

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First edition · Signed

David D. Perata, Those Pullman Blues: An Oral History of the African American Railroad Attendant. Twayne Publishers, 1996. First edition. Hardcover, 178 pages. Signed by the author. The first oral history centering on the unique experiences of Black porters and railroad attendants during the railroad's heyday — by turns dramatic, inspiring, comic, and heartwrenching. Based on interviews with former Pullman employees conducted 1985-1987, documenting the glamour of the railroad era and the bitter realities of being a Black worker on a white railroad. Includes original Pullman Company sales brochure laid in. Fine book in Fine dust jacket. Media Mail.

• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Year: 1996
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9780805745207
• Condition: Fine

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