A Long Hard Journey: The Story Of The Pullman Porter
by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
Publication Date: May 01, 2001
List Price: $21.95
Format: Hardcover, 160 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
ISBN13: 9780802768841
Imprint: Walker Childrens
Publisher: Walker and Co
Parent Company: Walker and Co
Description of A Long Hard Journey: The Story Of The Pullman Porter by Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick McKissack
A chronicle of the first black-controlled union, made up of Pullman porters, who after years of unfair labor practices staged a battle against a corporate giant resulting in a "David and Goliath" ending.