Product code: Rudy Phillips - Rudys Life in Shawneetown Book/Brochure - 2024 1980 - Vintage
Rudys Life in Shawneetown 1928-1980. Copyright 1980. By Rudy Phillips. Vintage Soft-Cover Book. Autobiography. The cover on this book was designed by a well-known artist, Vonnie McQuire of Golden Gate, IL. Also in the front of the book shows the Copyright and Rudy Phillips that wrote the book himself. It also 2024 lists his restaurant and address: Rudy's Barbecue. On the very back of the cover is a stamp: Greetings From the National Hobo Convention Britt, Iowa - The Town With Hospitality Plus. In 1986, Mr. Phillips was crowned King of the Hobos at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, an event that began in 1900 when a group of hobos from Chicago who called themselves Tourists Union No. 63 began convening there. There was an article written about him from The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/us/rambling-rudy-phillips-92-onetime-king-of-hobos.html. Also, included with this book is a brochure (unsure of date) of "A Walking Tour of Historic Old Shawneetown".
Rudys Life in Shawneetown 1928-1980. Copyright 1980. By Rudy Phillips. Vintage Soft-Cover Book. Autobiography. The cover on this book was designed by a well-known artist, Vonnie McQuire of Golden Gate, IL. Also in the front of the book shows the Copyright and Rudy Phillips that wrote the book himself. It also 2024 lists his restaurant and address: Rudy's Barbecue. On the very back of the cover is a stamp: Greetings From the National Hobo Convention Britt, Iowa - The Town With Hospitality Plus. In 1986, Mr. Phillips was crowned King of the Hobos at the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa, an event that began in 1900 when a group of hobos from Chicago who called themselves Tourists Union No. 63 began convening there. There was an article written about him from The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/us/rambling-rudy-phillips-92-onetime-king-of-hobos.html. Also, included with this book is a brochure (unsure of date) of "A Walking Tour of Historic Old Shawneetown".