Pages from a Worker's Life"The present book is a sequel to 'From Bryan to Stalin'. It contains personal material which did not fit into the scheme of the preceding volume ..."--Foreword. |
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... hand - over - hand pulling on buntlines , clewlines , leechlines , etc. , there were weird chants , a continuous stream of musical notes without words . These were the most difficult chanteys to sing . Then , for heavier and regular ...
... hand - over - hand pulling on buntlines , clewlines , leechlines , etc. , there were weird chants , a continuous stream of musical notes without words . These were the most difficult chanteys to sing . Then , for heavier and regular ...
Page 114
... hand brakes . Now I simply had to make that train out of Kamela . There would not be another along for many hours and if left behind I might freeze . As the train pulled out , the shack rode on top and leaned over to see if I jumped on ...
... hand brakes . Now I simply had to make that train out of Kamela . There would not be another along for many hours and if left behind I might freeze . As the train pulled out , the shack rode on top and leaned over to see if I jumped on ...
Page 213
... hands when , bang , it happened . Awkwardly reaching for a shingle with his left hand , he grabbed the saw instead and in a jiffy three fingers were gone . That shingle mill henceforth had one strike - breaker less in its crew . CHICAGO ...
... hands when , bang , it happened . Awkwardly reaching for a shingle with his left hand , he grabbed the saw instead and in a jiffy three fingers were gone . That shingle mill henceforth had one strike - breaker less in its crew . CHICAGO ...
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