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Coffee Break Collection 015 - World of Work

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Read by Devorah Allen, DrPGould, Lynne T, Patrick Wallace, Nemo, Craig Campbell and Robert Robinson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Bad Case of Ergophobia by Anonymous (2:07)
The Descent of Man by Edith Wharton (1862-1937) (8:46)
In a Coal Mine by Eva March Tappan (1854-1930) (13:13)
London Dock by Henry Mayhew (1812-1887) (18:10)
The Revelation by Robert W. Service ( 1874-1958) (4:01)
Exerpt from Right to Work John Elliot Ross (1884-1946) (11:01)
Phonograph by Leslie J. Newville (15:19)
The Roundup from Boy Ranchers on the Trail by Willard F. Baker (14:41)
Song of Industrial America by Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) (6:13)
Street Musicians by Gilbert Guerdon (15:54)
Watercress-selling in Farringdon Market by Henry Mayhew (1812-1887) (10:02)
Wisconsin Unemployment Benefit Decisions by Appeals Tribunals 6-42 (2:45)
Work Gangs by Carl Sandburg (1868-1967) (2:44)
An Account of several work-houses for employing and maintaining the poor: Limehouse Hamlet, Stepney 1725 by Anonymous (3:44)
Work Which a Woman is Doing in the Slums by Anonymous (15:36)