Working on the railroad, walking in beauty Navajos, Hózhq, and track work
For over one hundred years, Navajos have gone to work in significant numbers on Southwestern railroads. As they took on the arduous work of laying and anchoring tracks, they turned to traditional religion to anchor their lives. Jay Youngdahl has used oral history and archival research to write a cul...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press
2011.
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| Colección: | Open Research Library ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b44541661*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Life on the tracks
- Religion on the Rez
- A visit with a medicine man
- Adversaries and advocates
- How did Navajo men come to work for the railroads?
- Railroads, trading posts, and a fatal challenge to the RRB's system
- In the workers' words
- Anchoring and adaptability, fixed yet fluid.
