print email comment close Riding the Rails URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/rails/ Description: "At the height of the Great Depression, more than 250,000 teenagers were living on the road in America." Special Features contains the stories of seven teenage hobos, hobo songs from that period, and the difficulties faced by black Americans. Some of the songs include lyrics and sound files. Includes a timeline, railroad map, bibliography, and teaching resources. Transcripts and bibliography of this program from The American Experience are also available. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Library of Congress Subject Headings: Depressions -- 1929 Poor teenagers -- United States Tramps -- United States LII Database Information: Record 13001 created by Dana Lubow on 07/30/2001 Last modification on 01/02/2009 Published: 07/30/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13001