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Rising from the rails Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class
| Title | Rising from the rails Pullman porters and the making of the Black middle class |
| Names | Tye, Larry. |
| Book Number | DB059817 |
| Title Status | Active |
| Medium | Digital Book |
| Download Link | Downloadable talking book. |
| Annotation | History of industrialist George Pullman's recruitment of African Americans as porters for his rail cars during post-Civil War Reconstruction. Through first-person accounts and archival material, Tye addresses the porter monopoly's first trade union, unique culture, and contribution to the evolution of a black middle class. Some strong language. 2004. |
| Narrator | Toney, David. |
| Local Subject | Business - BUS |
| Adult Book - AD | |
| Adult Non-Fiction - AN | |
| History, United States - HUS | |
| History - HST | |
| Audience Notes | Male narrator. |
| Contains strong language. |
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| LC Subject | African Americans - Social conditions |
| Pullman porters - United States - History |
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| Call Number | 331.881138522 ANF |
| Language | English |
| Released | 2004 |
| Publication Info | Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2004 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio). |
| Original Publication | Recorded from: 1st ed. New York : Henry Holt, c2004. 0805070753 |