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The Workers

The Workers

Wyckoff, Walter A. (Walter Augustus)

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General SociologyPoverty & Social WorkWest

ISBN10: 1023580055
ISBN13: 9781023580052
Publisher: Anson Street Press
Published: Mar 29 2025
Pages: 188
Weight: 0.60
Height: 0.40 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Walter Augustus Wyckoff's The Workers: An Experiment in Reality, The West offers a compelling firsthand account of working-class life at the turn of the century. Through immersive travel narrative and social experiment, Wyckoff deliberately plunged into the world of the unemployed, seeking to understand the realities of labor and poverty in the American West.

Disguised and without resources, Wyckoff experienced the daily struggles of transient workers. This book provides a unique sociological study, documenting the challenges faced by those on the margins of society. The Workers delivers an insightful exploration into the conditions of poverty, offering a historical perspective on labor practices and the lives of those often overlooked. A valuable resource for anyone interested in social science, urban sociology, and the history of poverty and homelessness in the United States.

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