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Las Plumas, Oroville (Ca), 1967. inscribed by the author; 47 pp., Paperback, very good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
The Gandydancers. by Talbitzer, Bill - July, 1967.
by Talbitzer, Bill
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The Gandydancers.
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Oroville, California:: Las Plumas Publications, July, 1967.. 1st Edition.. Paperbound: center-stapled format . BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; center-stapled format; Very Good condition.. 10.75 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide . Description: Many historic photo illustrations, plus a few drawings by Sal Casa. From the author's preface: ''This is not intended to be a history of the Western Pacific Railroad, It is, instead, a collection of stories about the Gandydancers, the men who blasted the rock, graded the roadbed, drilled the tunnels and laid the steel to open a new artery of rail transportation to the East. The gandydancer was a man with calluses on his hands and sweat on his brow. He got his peculiar name from the rhythmic, dancelike movement with which he accompanied the labor of forcing the ballast under the crossties that would hold the ribbon of steel which laced the nation east and west. While other men provided the capital and the technical engineering skills that the huge project required, the Gandydancers contribute the bone and the sinew that got the job done.''
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- Format/Binding Paperbound: center-stapled format
- Book Condition Used - BINDING/CONDITION: paperbound; center-stapled format; Very Good condition.
- Edition 1st Edition.
- Publisher Las Plumas Publications
- Place of Publication Oroville, California:
- Date Published July, 1967.
- Pages 47 pages.
- Size 10.75 inches tall by 8.25 inches wide
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The Gandydancers
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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THE GANDYDANCERS
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Renton, Washington, United States
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Las Plumas, Oroville (Ca), 1967, 1967. First Edition. Soft cover. Very Good+. 4to pictorial red wraps. 47pp. Illustrated with vintage photos. Especially about the building of the Western Pacific RR, "the last of the nation's great transcontinental railroad projects." Some rubbing to lower rear edge near staples. Vg +.
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The Gandydancers
by Talbitzer, Bill
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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Las Plumas, Publications, 1967-01-01. First Edition, stated. Softcover. Very Good. 48pp. Text and images are clean and unmarked. The stapled wraps show some general handling and some edge wear.
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The Gandydancers
by Talbitzer, Bill
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Modesto, California, United States
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Oroville, CA: Las Plumas Publications. Very Good+. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The covers of the book have some spots of rubbing and wear, The text pages are clean and bright. "Gandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers in the United States, more formally referred to as "section hands", who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines. The British equivalents of the term gandy dancer are "navvy" (from "navigator") , originally builders of canals or "inland navigations", for builders of railway lines, and "platelayer" for workers employed to inspect and maintain the track. In the Southwestern United States and Mexico, Mexican and Mexican-American track workers were colloquially "traqueros"." (from Wikipedia) .
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