Bracero railroaders : the forgotten World War II story of Mexican workers in the U.S. West

Bracero railroaders : the forgotten World War II story of Mexican workers in the U.S. West /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gamboa, Erasmo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2016]
Subjects:
World War (1939-1945)
1900-1999
Foreign workers, Mexican > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > Employees > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Manpower > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > War work > United States.
Railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Mexican American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > United States.
Railroads > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Economics.
Emigration and immigration > Government policy.
Foreign workers, Mexican.
Manpower.
Military participation > Mexican American.
Railroads.
Railroads > Employees.
War work.
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.
Mexico.
United States.
West United States.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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