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The clerk's taleThe clerk's tale

The clerk's tale

Thomas Augst

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Thousands of men left their families for the bustling cities of nineteenth century America, where many of them found work as clerks. This work recounts their story, describing the struggle of aspiring businessmen to come of age at the dawn of the modern era.

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OL Work ID
OL6027713W

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HistoryIntellectual lifeLiteracyMiddle classSelf-cultureSocial aspects of LiteracySocial conditionsSocial life and customsUnited StatesYoung menUnited states, history, 19th centuryUnited states, social conditionsUnited states, social life and customsLiteracy, historyMiddle class, united statesSocial aspects

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