Project Gutenberg 1998-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 202 Davis, James J. (James John) 1873 1947 Davis, James John The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of It Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger "The Iron Puddler: My Life in the Rolling Mills and What Came of It" by James J. Davis is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book recounts the author’s remarkable journey from a struggling immigrant in America to a prominent figure in the labor movement, focusing particularly on his experiences in the iron and steel industry. It explores themes of resilience, hard work, and the importance of education for the working class, highlighted by the founding of the Mooseheart School, which Davis established to help disadvantaged children. At the start of the narrative, Davis introduces himself and sets the stage by discussing his early life and the challenging conditions faced by laborers. He recounts a personal story about a courtroom experience that emphasizes the barriers posed by legal jargon to working-class individuals. His reflections on his family heritage and the values instilled in him by his parents shape his outlook on work and education. The opening chapters blend anecdotes of his youth in Wales, his family's emigration to America, and the harsh realities of labor in the rolling mills, capturing the grit and determination necessary to succeed in a rapidly industrializing world. Each experience informs his belief in the necessity of breaking down barriers between classes through clear communication and understanding, a recurring theme throughout the memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Blue collar workers -- United States -- Biography Labor unions -- United States Davis, James J. (James John), 1873-1947 HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 347587 2025-07-01T09:00:17.333921 text/html 352481 2021-01-27T21:42:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 223042 2025-07-01T09:00:24.851881 application/epub+zip 226989 2025-07-01T09:00:20.745921 application/epub+zip 198992 2025-07-01T09:00:19.481943 application/epub+zip 498348 2025-07-01T09:00:28.147880 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 459424 2025-07-01T09:00:24.004909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321310 2022-09-01T10:21:27.798424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299457 2025-07-01T09:00:16.736981 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 299293 2018-03-15T08:16:44 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16851 2025-07-01T09:00:28.269869 application/rdf+xml 23099 2025-07-01T09:00:19.979933 image/jpeg 4403 2025-07-01T09:00:19.732916 image/jpeg 215211 2025-07-01T09:00:17.359945 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia