Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-341) and index.
Contents
The hobo in Partch's early life and aesthetic -- Interlude 1 : transients and migrants -- The transient journey -- Bitter music -- A knight of the road -- Interlude 2 : hoboes -- U.S. highball : becoming a musical hobo -- A newsboy letter -- Trading on a hobo image -- The strangest kind of hobo.