Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class.
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Drawing on extensive interviews with dozens of porters and their descendants, Tye reconstructs the complicated world of the Pullman porter and the vital cultural, political, and economic roles they played as forerunners of the modern black middle class.
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Good in very good dust jacket. front free endpaper removed. Usual college library markings. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 314 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade.