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It had been the railway system which moulded the American hobo into the legendary figure he became, especially in the major depression years, but making it through until today. His origins, however, get back to the first pioneer days. He is in fact a unique and indigenous American product, 'capriciously used and discarded with a callous but energetic system'. Revered and romanticized by some as the prototype of free man, he is hated and feared by others for his nonconformity. To be able to trace the origins of the many types of hobo and their effect on American life, Kenneth Allsop travelled 9,000 miles across the continent, following old hobo routes, interviewing and researching as he went along.
