A long hard journey : the story of the pullman porter / by Patricia and Frederick [sic] McKissack.

A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Walker's American history series for young people.
MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Main Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017
Other Authors: McKissack, Fredrick
Language:English
Published: New York : Walker, 1989.
Series:Walker's American history series for young people.
MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters > History > Juvenile literature.
Pullman Company > History > Juvenile literature.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters > History.
Pullman Company > History.
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Pullman porters > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Pullman porters > History.
Pullman porters.
United States.
History.
Juvenile works.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
Local Note:
Archives of Michigan copy part of The Detroit News Collection at the Archives of Michigan.
Physical Description:xiii, 144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
Format: Book

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