Devoted to train-hopping, graffiti, and railroad culture, Aaron Dactyl'sRailroad Semanticsseries describes the sights, sounds, successes, and defeats of exploring the western U.S. by freight train. The first four Railroad Semantics books are collected here for the first time. In their pages, you'll see epic, hidden works of art, read up on rail lore and riding tips, meet rail workers and fellow adventurers, and experience the perils and glories of life in rail yards, train cars, small towns, and encampments.
The adventures in these books take you through California, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon.
Cities visited:
Sacramento, California
Arcata, California
Redding, California
Ukiah, California
Willits, California
Dunsmuir, California
Roseville, California
Fort Bragg, California
Portland, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Bend, Oregon
La Grande, Oregon
Missoula, Montana
Laurel, Montana
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Pocatello, Idaho
Nampa, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah
Elko, Nevada
Denver, Colorado
Mostly True|Bill|Daniel|9781621064435|9.95|Microcosm Publishing|10-2012|10000|
Railroad Semantics 4|Aaron|Dactyl|9781621063742|7.95|Microcosm Publishing|5-2016|300|
Dude Making a Difference|Rob|Greenfield|9780865718074|19.95|New Society|12-2015|0|
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Promotion at PNBA regional trade showRailroad Semanticscollects essays, photos, and ephemera showing life as a freighthopper, graffiti tagger, and traveling punk musician.
I am happy to see Mr. Dactyl in the right kind of print: Something to slip into a daypack. May he have many more beautiful and infamous rail adventures and tell us all about them, before or after he loses his legs. William T. Vollmann
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