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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments
List of Abbreviations

1. Labor and the Railroad Industry before World War II
2. The Great Depression, Deportations, and Recovery
3. We Will Need the Mexicans Back
4. Railroad Track Workers Needed;
Where Are the Domestic Laborers?
5. Bracero Railroaders, “Soldiers of Democracy”
6. Contractual Promises to Keep
7. The Perils of Being a Bracero
8. The Deception Further Exposed
9. Split Families: Repercussions at Home and Away
10. Victory and Going Home
11. Forgotten Railroad Soldiers
Epilogue

Notes
Bibliography
Index
Illustrations follow page

Bracero Railroaders

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      Publisher: University of Washington Press
      Publication Date: 05/10/2018
      ISBN13: 9780295744278, 978-0295744278
      ISBN10: 0295744278
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface and Acknowledgments
      List of Abbreviations

      1. Labor and the Railroad Industry before World War II
      2. The Great Depression, Deportations, and Recovery
      3. We Will Need the Mexicans Back
      4. Railroad Track Workers Needed;
      Where Are the Domestic Laborers?
      5. Bracero Railroaders, “Soldiers of Democracy”
      6. Contractual Promises to Keep
      7. The Perils of Being a Bracero
      8. The Deception Further Exposed
      9. Split Families: Repercussions at Home and Away
      10. Victory and Going Home
      11. Forgotten Railroad Soldiers
      Epilogue

      Notes
      Bibliography
      Index
      Illustrations follow page

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