Project Gutenberg 2020-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 345 Washington, Booker T. 1856 1915 Washington, Booker Taliaferro Park, Robert Ezra 1864 1944 Park, Robert E. 12022002 The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Man_Farthest_Down Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Man Farthest Down: A Record of Observation and Study in Europe" by Booker T. Washington is a travel narrative written in the early 20th century. This work chronicles Washington's observations of the working and poorer classes across various parts of Europe, particularly focusing on their conditions, struggles, and the socio-economic factors influencing emigration to America. The narrative serves as a lens through which Washington draws parallels between the racial and class issues faced by Europeans and those experienced by African Americans in the United States. The opening of the text sets the stage for Washington's journey, which began on August 20, 1910, when he sails from New York to Liverpool. He describes his desire to utilize his time in Europe to study the lives of the poor, particularly those emigrating to America, as well as to gain a deeper understanding of the European race problem compared to that in the South. Washington emphasizes the importance of firsthand encounters with the individuals and communities he seeks to understand, planning to collect their stories while avoiding traditional tourist attractions. The tone is one of inquiry and reflection, aiming to highlight the interconnectedness of socio-economic conditions on both sides of the Atlantic and suggesting that the struggles of the underprivileged in Europe echo those faced by African Americans in the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Poor -- Europe Working class -- Europe HD Text Category: Travel Writing Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology 555614 2025-07-24T09:41:40.095010 text/html 539977 2024-10-17T15:56:04 text/html 333236 2025-07-24T09:41:46.215989 application/epub+zip 336404 2025-07-24T09:41:41.091034 application/epub+zip 283290 2025-07-24T09:41:40.615051 application/epub+zip 487085 2025-07-24T09:41:50.426992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438611 2025-07-24T09:41:45.668989 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386354 2022-09-27T16:35:07.498154 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516311 2025-07-24T09:41:39.528586 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 496248 2024-10-17T15:56:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18161 2025-07-24T09:41:50.620975 application/rdf+xml 17122 2025-07-24T09:41:40.717015 image/jpeg 2065 2025-07-24T09:41:40.665012 image/jpeg 303419 2025-07-24T09:41:40.145037 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 en.wikipedia