The Adventures of a Female Tramp

Author： 1   A-No.  

Publisher： Garrett County Press‎

Publication year： 2012

E-ISBN: 9781891053641

Subject： K81 Biography

Keyword： 传记

Language： ENG

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The Adventures of a Female Tramp

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First published in 1914, this detailed account of female hobos is a rare and beautiful example of early American storytelling. The Adventures of a Female Tramp is social history, presenting vagabond underground culture with humor, excitement and a flare for the dramatic. Each of the cross-country adventures are told by "the famous hobo" A. No. 1 who authored several books about tramping, including From Coast to Coast with Jack London, which inspired the 1973 movie Emperor of the North.

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The Adventures of a Female Tramp

INTRODUCTORY

CHAPTER I. "The Origin of the Tramp."

CHAPTER II. "The Village Blacksmith."

CHAPTER III. "No Greater Service Can Render a Man."

CHAPTER IV. "Bread Cast upon the Waters."

CHAPTER V. "The Lure of the Smoky Trail."

CHAPTER VI. "The Price of the Wanderlust."

CHAPTER VII. "Handouts and Sitdowns."

CHAPTER VIII. "A Foiled Hobo."

CHAPTER IX. "The Register of the Hotel de Tramp."

CHAPTER X. "Human Bloodhounds."

CHAPTER XL "The End of the Trail."

CHAPTER XII. "The Wreck."

CHAPTER XIII. "A Mother's Love Never Dies."

CHAPTER XIV. "He Who Courts the Wanderlust Invites Disaster."

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