Railroad Noir: The American West at the End of the Twentieth Century

by Linda G. Niemann

Book Overview

Culled from the 20 years she spent traveling the American West as a freight brakeman and conductor, Linda Grant Niemann's Railroad Noir delves into the darker side of railroading. The 1990s were a time of crisis for workers caught in the breakup of the Southern Pacific Railroad. Niemann's tales of exhaustion, alcoholism, homelessness, and corporate blundering present a revelatory account of railroading life. Photographer Joel Jensen...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253354463
• ISBN13: 9780253354464
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 11.3" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher