The Sleeping Car Porter - Mayr, Suzette

Clean, tight, unmarked; slight wear to upper inside page edges; otherwise spine straight and uncreased; absolute minimal wear; appears unread; It's 1929, and Baxter is considered lucky, as a black man, to have a job as a sleeping car porter on a train that crisscrosses the continent. He has to smile for the white passengers, not too much and not too little, and when they call him "George," he just has to nod and look invisible. Meanwhile, he's obsessed with teeth, and saving up enough nickel and dime tips to pay for dentistry school. This book brings to life a long-neglected part of Black and queer histories through the spellbinding, magical story of the singular - and unforgettable - Baxter. 
Very Good
Soft cover
Coach House Books
2022
Toronto, ON