The Workers - An Experiment in Reality: The West

Walter A. Wyckoff (1865 - 1908)

A young scholar, recently graduated from Princeton College, travels across the United States as a member of the working class, taking any job he could find, enduring hardships and struggling to make a living. He travelled mainly on foot, designing for himself a social experiment on experiencing different class and culture structures and the reality of working conditions at the end of the 19th century. This volume continues the story that began in the first volume (The Workers - An Experiment in Reality -The East), and spans the region from Illinois to California - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli

Genre(s): Social Science (Culture & Anthropology), Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Chapter 1 - Part I - The Army of the Unemployed PhyllisV
00:19:29
Play 02 Chapter 1 - Part II - The Army of the Unemployed PhyllisV
00:23:45
Play 03 Chapter 1 - Part III - The Army of the Unemployed PhyllisV
00:26:48
Play 04 Chapter 2 - Part I - Living by Odd Jobs PhyllisV
00:31:13
Play 05 Chapter 2 - Part II - Living by Odd Jobs PhyllisV
00:21:45
Play 06 Chapter 2 - Part III - Living by Odd Jobs PhyllisV
00:24:54
Play 07 Chapter 3 - Part I - Finding Steady Work PhyllisV
00:20:45
Play 08 Chapter 3 - Part II - Finding Steady Work PhyllisV
00:26:16
Play 09 Chapter 3 - Part III - Finding Steady Work PhyllisV
00:30:01
Play 10 Chapter 3 - Part IV - Finding Steady Work PhyllisV
00:27:25
Play 11 Chapter 4 - Part I - A Hand-Truckman in a Factory PhyllisV
00:28:13
Play 12 Chapter 4 - Part II - A Hand-Truckman in a Factory PhyllisV
00:20:28
Play 13 Chapter 4 - Part III - A Hand-Truckman in a Factory PhyllisV
00:25:23
Play 14 Chapter 5 - Part I - Among the Revolutionaries PhyllisV
00:22:31
Play 15 Chapter 5 - Part II - Among the Revolutionaries PhyllisV
00:26:25
Play 16 Chapter 5 - Part III - Among the Revolutionaries PhyllisV
00:31:28
Play 17 Chapter 5 - Part IV - Among the Revolutionaries PhyllisV
00:23:49
Play 18 Chapter 6 - Part I - A Road Builder on the World's Fair Grounds PhyllisV
00:26:55
Play 19 Chapter 6 - Part II - A Road Builder on the World's Fair Grounds PhyllisV
00:20:04
Play 20 Chapter 6 - Part III - A Road Builder on the World's Fair Grounds PhyllisV
00:24:27
Play 21 Chapter 7 - Part I - From Chicago to Denver PhyllisV
00:20:47
Play 22 Chapter 7 - Part II - From Chicago to Denver PhyllisV
00:25:11
Play 23 Chapter 7 - Part III - From Chicago to Denver PhyllisV
00:22:59
Play 24 Chapter 7 - Part IV - From Chicago to Denver PhyllisV
00:17:39
Play 25 Chapter 8 - Part I - From Denver to the Pacific PhyllisV
00:34:26
Play 26 Chapter 8 - Part II - From Denver to the Pacific PhyllisV
00:36:31