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02384aam a22004698i 4500 001 7FE2B99AB85D11E6BDBAC4DDDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20161202010137 008 160222s2016 wau b 001 0deng 010 $a 2016007087 020 $a 0295998326 020 $a 9780295998329 035 $a (OCoLC)933273549 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCQ $d YDXCP $d WAU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-usp-- $a n-mx--- $a n-usp-- 050 00 $a HD8039.R12 $b U634 2016 082 00 $a 331.6/2687207809044 $2 23 100 1 $a Gamboa, Erasmo, $e author. 245 10 $a Bracero railroaders : $b the forgotten World War II story of Mexican workers in the U.S. West / $c Erasmo Gamboa. 246 30 $a Forgotten World War II story of Mexican workers in the U.S. West 250 $a 1st edition. 263 $a 1607 264 1 $a Seattle : $b University of Washington Press, $c [2016] 300 $a 236 pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Labor and the railroad industry before World War II -- The Great Depression, deportations, and recovery -- We will need the Mexicans back -- Railroad track workers needed; where are the domestic laborers? -- Bracero railroaders, "soldiers of democracy" -- Contractual promises to keep -- The perils of being a bracero -- The deception further exposed -- Split families: repercussions at home and away -- Victory and going home -- Forgotten railroad soldiers -- Epilogue. 650 0 $a Foreign workers, Mexican $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Railroads $z United States $x History $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Manpower $z United States. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x War work $z United States. 650 0 $a Railroads $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a United States $x History $x Government policy $x History $y 20th century. 651 0 $a Mexico $x History $x Government policy $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Mexican American. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Economic aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a Railroads $z West (U.S.) $x History $y 20th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20171129010244.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20161202014531.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7FE2B99AB85D11E6BDBAC4DDDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search