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This book frames transiency within a nineteenth-century literary tradition of the vagabond, a figure who attempts to travel without money. It explores the diversity of meanings that accrue around 'the hobo' and 'the tramp'. It provides new ways for scholars to think about the activity and representation of US transiency.

Vagabonds Tramps and Hobos

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 7/1/2024
      ISBN13: 9781009348089, 978-1009348089
      ISBN10: 1009348086
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      Book Synopsis
      This book frames transiency within a nineteenth-century literary tradition of the vagabond, a figure who attempts to travel without money. It explores the diversity of meanings that accrue around 'the hobo' and 'the tramp'. It provides new ways for scholars to think about the activity and representation of US transiency.

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