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Fairbanks Cabbies
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Product Description
Fairbanks Cabbies, an oral history, depicts the severe winter driving conditions and unique situations while driving taxi in Fairbanks, Alaska by the drivers themselves. Their stories reveal an intriguing slice of life in this rugged far north city.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1158821 in Books
- Published on: 2000-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 152 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
The author, Richard Robinson, has resided in Alaska for a total of over thirty years, first coming north in 1950, and still enjoys all the challenges the 49th state provides, winter or summer.
Customer Reviews
Unique history captured
Robinson has captured the oral history of a very unique group of people. The cab drivers in Fairbanks, Alaska have a different experience than any other group I can think of and Robinson has interviewed dozens of cabbies for their firsthand tales.
It was easy to pick out what sort of questions Robinson asked the cab drivers to reflect on--strangest fare, sexual situations, etc. and some were better expressed than others. Overall, it was an interesting read and the cabbies told tales like storytellers. For anyone who likes history on a more personal level, this is a wonderful anthology of personal narrative.
