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Getting Out Of Dodge City, Heading For L.a. On The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe by Ph. D. Dr Clifton E. Marsh is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Getting Out Of Dodge City, Heading For L.a. On The Atchison, Topeka, And Santa Fe about?

"This is a chronicle of a proud Black family whose history also reflects changes in society as a whole. The story begins in 1821 and describes the beginnings of the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe Railroads impact on Dodge City, Kansas. General Burnie, the grandfather, a powerful imposing figure is a laborer on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. General Burnie has three daughters, all talented and well educated. One daughter Marguerite has a son, Jesse, but his father becomes an alcoholic falls on the railroad tracks and is run over by the train. The General is grief-stricken when his wife dies and he sends Marguerite to Los Angeles on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad to be with her two sisters. Marguerite marries Clifton, has a son, Hugo and they live comfortably in Watts. One son, Jesse becomes a heroin addict and forms a group called the 000 Whop 4.Jesse is arrested and sent to Soledad Prison. Letters and dialogue from Prison give insight into Jesse's mind, but also represent the thoughts of other Black men during the 50's and 60's. Clifton remarries unhappily to a woman who sexually abuses the son, Hugo. After a disastrous experience as runaway homeless you

Author

Ph. D. Dr Clifton E. Marsh

Publisher

Baltimore, Md.: PublishAmerica, LLLP

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9781456089436

Subjects

History, Biography, Memoir

Updated

2026-03-24