The tracks north : the railroad bracero program of World War II

The tracks north : the railroad bracero program of World War II /

"As part of a bilateral commitment to focus on winning World War II, over 100,000 contracts were signed between 1943 and 1945 to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for employment on the railroads. A little known companion to the widely criticized agricultural bracero pro...

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Main Author: Driscoll de Alvarado, Barbara, 1950-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Austin, Tex. : CMAS Books, Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1999.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:CMAS border & migration studies series
Subjects:
Railroad construction workers > United States > History > 20th century.
Foreign workers, Mexican > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Economic aspects > United States
United States > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.
Mexico > Emigration and immigration > Government policy > History > 20th century.

University of Minnesota

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Call Number: HD8039.R12 U6244 1999

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