Project Gutenberg 2012-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 258 Walker, Charles R. (Charles Rumford) 1893 1974 Walker, Charles Rumford Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker Produced by Odessa Paige Turner, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Steel: The Diary of a Furnace Worker" by Charles Rumford Walker is a narrative account written in the early 20th century. This work takes the form of a personal diary and chronicles the experiences of Walker as he enters the steel-making industry, illustrating the life and struggles of a furnace worker during a pivotal time in American labor history. The book captures the essence of working in a steel mill, highlighting the heat, fatigue, and camaraderie that defines the job. At the start of the narrative, the author details his transition from military life to the harsh realities of the steel industry in 1919. He describes his first day at work in the mill, emphasizing the chaotic environment filled with machinery, hot metal, and the challenges of acclimating to a physically demanding job. Walker's interactions with his coworkers reveal the diverse backgrounds of the workers and highlight issues of language and communication that add to the complexities of their daily tasks. The opening establishes a foundation for exploring themes of labor, industrial relations, and the personal journey of understanding both the physical and social landscape of America’s steel production. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Iron and steel workers -- United States HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 266654 2025-10-15T16:06:09.413892 text/html 268637 2021-01-08T14:36:56 text/html 198530 2025-10-15T16:06:16.694887 application/epub+zip 199806 2025-10-15T16:06:12.586847 application/epub+zip 166818 2025-10-15T16:06:11.373841 application/epub+zip 380153 2025-10-15T16:06:19.729823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355844 2025-10-15T16:06:15.911846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244410 2022-09-17T17:32:43.746731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242124 2025-10-15T16:06:08.720860 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241898 2021-01-08T14:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241910 2021-01-08T14:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20178 2025-10-15T16:06:19.876818 application/rdf+xml 16524 2025-10-15T16:06:11.885835 image/jpeg 3861 2025-10-15T16:06:11.630869 image/jpeg 95005 2021-01-08T14:36:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 106004 2021-01-08T14:36:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 94966 2021-01-08T14:36:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 188185 2025-10-15T16:06:09.437844 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