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Head pin and Wash Up:
A life in Railroading and Activism
by Donald H. Forbes
In which I write something about my forebearers, railroading in my father's and grandfather's times, my own railroading life and how I fell into union and anti-war activity in the 1960s. Though the book was originally begun as a gift to my children and grandchildren, it's also a general celebration of my family and my times.
"This book is about the life of a New England railroad man in the twentieth century, and his engagement in the turmoil of 1960s America, in particular union struggles and his participation in anti-war activism in the small towns of Franklin and Medway, Massachusetts. The author's autobiographical note is succinct: "Born in the worst of the depression. Grew up in Hyde Park, a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Graduated from Hyde Park High in 1951. Thrown out of Boston Latin and left Technical High School voluntarily. Served in the Army like most people of that generation and railroaded for 45 years: Boston Terminal Co. New Haven Railroad, Penn Central and Conrail. "I came from three previous generations of railroaders. Enough is enough."
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RETURNS: If you're dissatisfied with the book in any way, please send a copy of your invoice (or the invoice information) to me at chicagostanford@aim.com. I'll reply with a mailing address to which you may return the book. If it arrives in saleable shape, I'll then refund the price of the book. Thanks! - Don Forbes
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