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The Place-Takers and a Laborer's Shattered Home
John Martin a striker in Rockport battles a collapse of family life as place-takers oust workers from homes and jobs. After arrest and eviction the couple confronts poverty, a foreclosed house, and the stark street as the strike drags on. Jennie and the children cling to each other while Martin faces betrayal by a fellow worker and a hostile creditor.
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Dreamland
Kansas
Nebraska
Jimmie
Annie
Miss Riley
Eberhart
Rockport
Twenty
Second
Fort Streets
John Martin
Martie
Johal
Jennie
Will
Inheaet
Cerubine
Debian
Ape
Saeebha
Sam Schultz
Randi
Carr
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Country
Perm
Law
Tommie
Bank
Little Wiggler
Carl
Jack
Feng
Gto
Jasoy
Aes
Jim Carr
Cain
Carn
Betcher
Mike
Jeko
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