Sister of the Road - (Paperback)

This book is a fascinating autobiography of a woman hobo, originally published in 1937 and made into a feature film by Martin Scorsese in 1972.

The author, Bertha Thompson, takes the reader on a journey through her fifteen years of wandering across the country, experiencing various aspects of life as a hobo, including box-car traveling, shoplifting, prostitution, and research work for a New York social service bureau.

With a naturally keen intelligence and fearlessness, Bertha shares her experiences and conclusions about this vast and growing army of homeless, jobless, wandering women.

This book is a mine of little-known information and moving human stories that will captivate readers from start to finish.