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on1053998101 |
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OCoLC |
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20200110134144.0 |
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191015s2019 nyuac b 001 0beng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2019029640 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
LBSOR/DLC |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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rda |
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DLC |
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NFG |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781631493225 |
| Qualifying information |
hardcover |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
1631493221 |
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hardcover |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER |
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| System control number |
(OCoLC)1053998101 |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE |
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| Authentication code |
pcc |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE |
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n-us--- |
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n-us-ny |
| 092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC) |
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| Classification number |
Williams J. |
| Item number |
W317 |
| 049 ## - LOCAL HOLDINGS (OCLC) |
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| Holding library |
NFGA |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Washington, Eric K., |
| Relator term |
author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Boss of the grips : |
| Remainder of title |
the life of James H. Williams and the Red Caps of Grand Central Terminal / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Eric K. Washington. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
First edition. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New York, N.Y. : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W W. Norton & Company, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
[2019] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xviii, 350 pages : |
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illustrations, portraits ; |
| Dimensions |
25 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
text |
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txt |
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rdacontent |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE |
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| Content Type Term |
still image |
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sti |
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rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE |
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unmediated |
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n |
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rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-330) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
"A long-overdue biography of the head of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps, who flourished in the cultural nexus of Harlem and American railroads. In a feat of remarkable research and timely reclamation, Eric K. Washington uncovers the nearly forgotten life of James H. Williams (1878-1948), the chief porter of Grand Central Terminal's Red Caps-a multitude of Harlem-based black men whom he organized into the essential labor force of America's most august railroad station. Washington reveals that despite the highly racialized and often exploitative nature of the work, the Red Cap was a highly coveted job for college-bound black men determined to join New York's bourgeoning middle class. Examining the deeply intertwined subjects of class, labor, and African American history, Washington chronicles Williams's life, showing how the enterprising son of freed slaves successfully navigated the segregated world of the northern metropolis, and in so doing ultimately achieved financial and social influence. With this biography, Williams must now be considered, along with Cornelius Vanderbilt and Jacqueline Onassis, one of the great heroes of Grand Central's storied past"-- |
| Assigning source |
Provided by publisher. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
"To hustle while you're waiting" -- "A gilded, but gritty age" -- "If we cannot go forward, let us mark time" -- Fraternity and ascendancy -- Harlem exodus to the Bronx and to the sea -- War at home and abroad -- "A sweet spot in Harlem known as Strivers' Row" -- The black decade -- Testaments in transit -- Bandwidths -- Moving to the Dunbar -- Organized labor pains -- "Things reiterated as the American way" -- A second marriage. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Williams, James H. |
| Fuller form of name |
(James Henry), |
| Dates associated with a name |
1878-1948. |
| 610 20 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.) |
| General subdivision |
History. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
221758 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Porters |
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United States |
| Form subdivision |
Biography. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
African American railroad employees |
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New York (State) |
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New York |
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History. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM |
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| Genre/form data or focus term |
Biographies. |
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lcgft |
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870 |
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NFG |
