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Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story Of An American Legend (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, The Untold Story Of An American Legend (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend", by Scott Reynolds Nelson. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Wives Of Steel: Voices Of Women From The Sparrows Point Steelmaking Communities (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Wives Of Steel: Voices Of Women From The Sparrows Point Steelmaking Communities (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Wives of Steel: Voices of Women from the Sparrows Point Steelmaking Communities", by Karen Olson. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2005.
Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission Of Chapel Car Good Will (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission Of Chapel Car Good Will (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission of Chapel Car Good Will", by Wilma Rugh Taylor. Texas A&M University Press, 2005.
Why I Quit The Railroad, Linda Niemann
Why I Quit The Railroad, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
The article presents the author's reasons for leaving her job in the railroad industry. She wasn't thrilled to be force-assigned to the foreman's spot on Union Pacific's Lawrence switcher. Being the junior switchman on the California coast for years, she was used to jobs that weren't so plum. What made it tough were a difficult yardmaster and her help, a switchman who outranked her but didn't want the responsibility of the foreman's spot.
The Lord Of The Night, Linda Niemann
The Lord Of The Night, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
The article presents the author's reflection on the management of Southern Pacific after it was acquired by Union Pacific (UP). The year preceding the UP merger, 1995, everyone tried to earn the maximum they could in preparation for whatever union-negotiated guarantee would come down the pike. Downsizing hit this system hard. The union contract did away with the system seniority that provided trainmen the freedom to work anywhere on the railroad.
Wendy And The Lost Boys On The Lawrence Switcher, Linda Niemann
Wendy And The Lost Boys On The Lawrence Switcher, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Recounts an experience as a switchman in Southern Pacific. Duties and responsibilities as a switchman; Career opportunities provided by the job; Lessons learned from railroad jobs.
Boomer In A Boom Town, Linda Niemann
Boomer In A Boom Town, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Presents an article about a woman working as a brakesman/switchman on the Southern Pacific Railroad in Houston, Texas. Events that led her to Houston; Her function as railroad woman; Challenges faced by workers on the railroad.
Untold Stories Told (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Untold Stories Told (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Eclipse: Stories," by Jeanne Bryner. Huron, OH: Bottom Dog Press, 2003.
The Hospital Yard, Linda Niemann
The Hospital Yard, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Presents an article on working at a small switching yard in San Jose, California. Reason for thinking the switching yard as a hospital yard; Description of the yard; Details on workers at the yard.
Serving Time (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Serving Time (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "Hey, Waitress! The USA From the Other Side of the Tray," by Alison Owings. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2002.
Warrior For Gringostroika (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Warrior For Gringostroika (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "Warrior for Gringostroika," by Guillermo Gomez-Peña. St. Paul, Minn: Graywolf Press, 1993.
Desert Of The Heart (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Desert Of The Heart (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "Flying Sparks: Growing Up on the Edge of Las Vegas," by Odette Larson. New York: Verso, 2001.
Water Marked (Review), Linda Niemann
Water Marked (Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "Lifesaving: A Memoir," by Judith Barrington. Portland, OR: The Eighth Mountain Press, 2000.
Wheels Of Fortune (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Wheels Of Fortune (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "Driving to Detroit: An Automotive Odyssey," by Lesley Hazleton. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1998.
Observing The Observers (Book Reviews), Linda Niemann
Observing The Observers (Book Reviews), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the books, "The Vulnerable Observer: Anthropology That Breaks Your Heart," by Ruth Behar (Boston: Beacon Press, 1996), "Hungry Lighting: Notes of a Woman Anthropologist in Venezuela," by Pei-Lin Yu (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1997) and "Impasse of the Angels: Scenes from a Moroccan Space of Memory," by Stefania Pandolfo (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997).
Landscape Of Loss (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Landscape Of Loss (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "North Enough: AIDS and Other Clearcuts," by Jan Zita Grover. Minneapolis, MN: Graywolf Press, 1997.
At Home On The Range (Book Review), Linda Niemann
At Home On The Range (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "Hard Twist: Western Ranch Women," by Barbara Van Cleve. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 1995.
Healing History (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Healing History (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book "The Grass Dancer," by Susan Power. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1994.
Montana Montage (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Montana Montage (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review of the book "One Sweet Quarrel," by Deirdre McNamer. New York: HarperCollins, 1994.
Narratives Of Survival: Linda Niemann Interviews Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Niemann
Narratives Of Survival: Linda Niemann Interviews Leslie Marmon Silko, Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Interview with Leslie Marmon Silko.
New World Disorder (Book Review), Linda Niemann
New World Disorder (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Reviews the book, "Almanac of the Dead," by Leslie Marmon Silko. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.
Pioneer Photographer (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Pioneer Photographer (Book Review), Linda Niemann
Linda G. Niemann
Review the book "Photographing Montana, 1894-1928: The Life and Work of Evelyn Cameron," by Donna M. Lucey. New York: Knopf, 1990.