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100 1 _aWyckoff, Walter A.
_q(Walter Augustus),
_d1865-1908
245 1 4 _aThe Workers: An Experiment in Reality. The West
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2021-02-08
505 0 _aThe army of the unemployed -- Living by odd jobs -- Finding steady work -- A hand-truckman in a factory -- Among the revolutionaries -- A road builder on the World's Fair Grounds -- From Chicago to Denver -- From Denver to the Pacific.
508 _aMike Stember and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Workers: An Experiment in Reality" by Walter A. Wyckoff is a social commentary written in the late 19th century. The work explores the struggles of the unemployed in urban America, focusing on their desperate search for work amidst the backdrop of a burgeoning industrial society. The narrative is driven by the experiences of Tom Clark and the author himself, who navigate the harsh realities of life on the fringes of society as they seek employment and survival. At the start of the narrative, the author describes his arrival in Chicago and the chilling reality faced by those without work. He recounts his experiences with his companion Tom Clark as they confront hunger, cold, and despair within the congested labor market. The two men, initially hopeful for job opportunities, find themselves sleeping in a station-house after a long day of searching for work. They share moments of camaraderie born from their mutual struggle, while also reflecting on the broader societal issues that lead individuals like them to feel superfluous in the vast machinery of the city. As they wait for a chance to escape their dire circumstances, the narrative sets a poignant tone that reflects the broader themes of dignity, hope, and survival against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWorking class -- United States
653 _aUnemployed -- United States
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64493
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