Author: TALBITZER, BILL
Title: The Gandydancers
Description: Oroville, CA: Las Plumas Publications, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some spots of rubbing and wear, The text pages are clean and bright. "Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator") , originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros"." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Western Americana Bill Talbitzer Gandy Dancers Railroads Railroading History
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Title: The Gandydancers
Description: Oroville, CA: Las Plumas Publications, 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some spots of rubbing and wear, The text pages are clean and bright. "Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator") , originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros"." (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ .
Keywords: Western Americana Bill Talbitzer Gandy Dancers Railroads Railroading History
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42339
- Book number: 42339
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