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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Working on the Railroad, Walking in Beauty: Navajos, Hozho & Track Work This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fresh clean copy in glossy jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: NEW. 185pp. Octavo [22 cm] Tan cloth covered boards with metallic red ink stamped titles on the spine and front cover. With a dust jacket. "Youngdahl's book explores fascinating and virtually unexcavated historical and cultural terrain. Curious about religiosity and cultural practices, Youngdahl has woven an unusual narrative which takes us deep into both the past and the present of the Navajo." - William Deverell, author of Railroad Crossing: Californians and the Railroad, 1850-1910.

First edition. 8vo. Cloth, titles in copper gilt on the front cover and spine, xxi [1], 185 pp., foreword, preface, introduction, illustrated from photographs, chapter footnotes, afterword, selected bibliography, index. Foreword by Michael D. Jackson. Paul Zolbrod says "A valuable account of how the Navajo involvement in railroad labor and underlying cultural values interface. It is the sensitivity to the cultural identity that gives the work a special edge and at the same time a broad appeal." This work sheds light on the resilience, spirituality, and cultural continuity of Navajo railroad workers, revealing how they navigated the challenges of labor while maintaining their connection to tradition and hozhq. As new, unread copy in dust jacket.