During the Depression, millions of people took to the roads looking for jobs and adventure. They hitched rides, walked along highways, and hopped on freight trains that crisscrossed the country. A large number of hoboes during the Depression were not even adults. A quarter of a million of them were teenagers and children. Many communities that had burned through their budgets trying to provide relief to the needy were forced to shut down schools as a last resort. With no jobs available or schools to attend, many children left home so they wouldn't be a burden on their family. Others saw a good opportunity to run away from an abusive homelife. Many itinerants were also women, some of whom took their families on the road with them. The hobo life for single women could be dangerous, so many either disguised themselves by...