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    Waiting for Nothing
    Waiting for Nothing
    Waiting for Nothing
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    Waiting for Nothing

    By Tom Kromer

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    Waiting for Nothing, first published in 1935, is a sobering, first-hand account of the author's life as a homeless man during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The book, a classic portrayal of the brutality and inhumaness of the time, was written while author Tom Kromer (1906-1969) was working at a Civilian Conservation Corps camp in California, and was his only completed novel. Waiting for Nothing describes Kromer's travels on the rails, his encounters with small-time cooks, prostitutes and homosexuals, and the endless search for enough food to eat and a warm place to sleep. Throughout the book, Kromer describes the plight of a vast army of unemployed workers, left to fend for themselves in a largely uncaring society.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIndependent Publishers Group
    Release dateNov 22, 2019
    ISBN9781839740572
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