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Page 83
More men were thrown idle along the line of the road on which the coal was transported to market . When the companies who mined coal saw so many men out of employment , they saw an opportunity to reduce wages , and they made the attempt ...
More men were thrown idle along the line of the road on which the coal was transported to market . When the companies who mined coal saw so many men out of employment , they saw an opportunity to reduce wages , and they made the attempt ...
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Under the impression that the taking of “ contracts ” in the coal regions would afford an easy means of earning a livelihood , thousands of men flocked into the Schuylkill and Luzerne coal fields to find that the contract referred to ...
Under the impression that the taking of “ contracts ” in the coal regions would afford an easy means of earning a livelihood , thousands of men flocked into the Schuylkill and Luzerne coal fields to find that the contract referred to ...
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When everything was ready to ship coal , the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company was asked to lay a switch to the mine . They promised to do it , but failed in keeping the promise for nearly a year , or until they felt that they had ...
When everything was ready to ship coal , the Ohio and Mississippi Railway Company was asked to lay a switch to the mine . They promised to do it , but failed in keeping the promise for nearly a year , or until they felt that they had ...
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0678002495, 9780678002490 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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