| The Gandy Dancers: And Work Songs from the American Railroad Contributor(s): Oelschlager, Vanita (Author), Blanc, Mike (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1938164075 ISBN-13: 9781938164071 Publisher: Vanita Books OUR PRICE: $8.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction |
| Dewey: 781.620 |
| Series: Gandy Dancers |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 8.56" W x 10.98" (0.51 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The early Railroads became a sign of hope to American people. The work was dangerous. They were a close group who supported each other...men of great honor. By 1910 the railroads employed 1,699,420 Americans. They were conductors, brakemen, firemen, engineers, porters, telegraphers, switchmen and section gangs. Some of the hardest workers were the section gangs. One group called Gandy Dancers, sang songs that helped keep them working together to straighten the tracks. This is a story about the Gandy Dancers, a forgotten group of men like the Pullman Porters. This is our second book in our black history series that we should never forget. |