Project Gutenberg 2015-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 43 Gannon, Fred A. 1881 Gannon, Frederic Augustus 18021664 The Ways of a Worker of a Century Ago as Shown by the Diary of Joseph Lye, Shoemaker Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by WebRover, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ways of a Worker of a Century Ago" by Fred A. Gannon is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents a detailed look into the life and times of Joseph Lye, a shoemaker from Lynn, Massachusetts, through the lens of his personal diary. It offers insights into the daily experiences, thoughts, and labor of a working man in the early 1800s, during a period when manual craftsmanship was prevalent and industrialization was just beginning to emerge. The content of the book is primarily derived from Joseph Lye's diary, which documents his multifaceted life as a shoemaker, farmer, and engaged citizen. Lye's entries reflect his diverse activities, ranging from shoemaking and fishing to participating in his community and attending church. He recorded his daily tasks, earnings, and reflections on his spiritual life, providing readers with a rich narrative that contrasts the simplicity and earnestness of his time with the complexities of modern life. Overall, the book serves as a window to the past, highlighting the industriousness and neighborly spirit of early 19th-century America through the eyes of an ordinary yet remarkable worker. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Working class -- United States Labor -- United States Lye, Joseph, 1792-1834 Lynn (Mass.) F001 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 55083 55089 2024-10-20T16:30:00.625686 2023-09-21T12:48:17.737248 text/html text/html 51656 2015-09-03T09:09:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 313041 2015-09-03T09:09:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 327407 2024-10-20T16:30:03.257623 application/epub+zip 325832 2024-10-20T16:30:01.236692 application/epub+zip 88943 2024-10-20T16:30:00.919705 application/epub+zip 364084 2024-10-20T16:30:05.092626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353902 2024-10-20T16:30:02.912644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117948 2022-09-22T14:42:20.465411 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 43211 43012 2024-10-20T16:30:00.442721 2023-09-21T12:48:17.526206 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 43478 2015-09-03T09:09:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 16652 2015-09-03T09:09:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19917 2024-10-20T16:30:05.245632 application/rdf+xml 20027 2024-10-20T16:30:00.989685 image/jpeg 2410 2024-10-20T16:30:00.954683 image/jpeg 313735 2024-10-20T16:30:00.640705 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog