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Mulligan Stew Stories and Traditions of American Hobos

Barbara Hacha

Ever since track was first laid for the great locomotives, hobos have listened to the call of the rails, lured by the possibility of free transportation to another place—if they could make their way unnoticed and unharmed. They rode the rails for various reasons—to escape economic hardship, satisfy...

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It was mentioned that a famous hobo wrote a series of popular books, and some believe that hobo signs were introduced in those books, although this is not confirmed.

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So so they trace it back even further to there was a famous hobo, I can't remember his name, but he wrote a series of like fantastic books that were really popular. And they think that the signs were...

— Episode: Short Stuff: Hobo Signs

Episode: Short Stuff: Hobo Signs

It was mentioned that a famous hobo wrote a series of popular books, and some believe that hobo signs were introduced in those books, although this is not confirmed.

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So so they trace it back even further to there was a famous hobo, I can't remember his name, but he wrote a series of like fantastic books that were really popular. And they think that the signs were introduced in there.

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