Two Trains Running by Shepard, Lucius - 2004

Urbana, IL: Golden Gryphon Press, 2004. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Very light shelf rubbing, little to no wear overall. Quite clean. 'In early 1998, [the author] embarked on a new journey . . Shepard joined the 'hobo nation' - riding the rails throughout the western half of the United States, his 'neighbors' the disenfranchised, the homeless, the punks, the gangs, and the joy riders. At the time, the Freight Train Riders of America (FTRA) were making headlines across the country: Were they an organized gang using the U.S. rail system to rape and murder, to smuggle illegal drugs, and to terrorize unsuspecting train-hoppers? Or, were the FTRA members simply a 'brotherhood,' united for support and companionship only? While investigating the facts for an article that appeared in the July 1998 issue of Spin, Shepard traveled the trails with FTRA members Missoula Mike and Madcat for the inside story. The author then gathered together these facts, along with the rumors and innuendos, and melded them into his fiction, thus creating this unique collection of fact and fiction.' 112 pages. .