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Floating Labor and Its Grouch
A Philadelphia Record piece reflects on roving labor in the Far West, detailing hardship, hard liquor, and the life of the boomer. It follows Silver, a 59-year-old wanderer, through camps in California and Nevada, his rough wintering, Reno debauchery, and eventual return to Sacramento, illustrating a cycle of toil, drink, and transient hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratent
California
Nevada
Cascate
Sierra Nevada
Sacramento Valley
Sacramento
Rene
Silver
Awag
States
Ron Tenderfoot
Brother
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