Project Gutenberg 2021-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 259 Wyckoff, Walter A. (Walter Augustus) 1865 1908 Wyckoff, Walter Augustus The Workers: An Experiment in Reality. The West The army of the unemployed -- Living by odd jobs -- Finding steady work -- A hand-truckman in a factory -- Among the revolutionaries -- A road builder on the World's Fair Grounds -- From Chicago to Denver -- From Denver to the Pacific. Mike Stember and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Workers: An Experiment in Reality" by Walter A. Wyckoff is a social commentary written in the late 19th century. The work explores the struggles of the unemployed in urban America, focusing on their desperate search for work amidst the backdrop of a burgeoning industrial society. The narrative is driven by the experiences of Tom Clark and the author himself, who navigate the harsh realities of life on the fringes of society as they seek employment and survival. At the start of the narrative, the author describes his arrival in Chicago and the chilling reality faced by those without work. He recounts his experiences with his companion Tom Clark as they confront hunger, cold, and despair within the congested labor market. The two men, initially hopeful for job opportunities, find themselves sleeping in a station-house after a long day of searching for work. They share moments of camaraderie born from their mutual struggle, while also reflecting on the broader societal issues that lead individuals like them to feel superfluous in the vast machinery of the city. As they wait for a chance to escape their dire circumstances, the narrative sets a poignant tone that reflects the broader themes of dignity, hope, and survival against the odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Working class -- United States Unemployed -- United States HD Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: Sociology 544572 2025-06-25T11:26:12.813985 text/html 519808 2024-10-18T10:29:48 text/html 3769102 2025-06-25T11:26:19.859938 application/epub+zip 3773839 2025-06-25T11:26:14.265928 application/epub+zip 285431 2025-06-25T11:26:13.466002 application/epub+zip 3900155 2025-06-25T11:26:24.317933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3870658 2025-06-25T11:26:19.186957 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386869 2022-09-29T05:07:22.723431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 511560 2025-06-25T11:26:12.146967 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 491557 2024-10-18T10:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16657 2025-06-25T11:26:24.504880 application/rdf+xml 12038 2025-06-25T11:26:13.642913 image/jpeg 2017 2025-06-25T11:26:13.553026 image/jpeg 4617132 2025-06-25T11:26:12.985920 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